Where does “pootevřít” come from?

pootevřít (Czech) comes from Czech otevřít, from Old Czech otevřieti, from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

pootevřít (Czech): to open slightly

Definitions

  1. to open slightly

Ancestry of “pootevřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechotevřítto open
2Old Czechotevřietito open
3Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
4Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →