Where does “otevřieti” come from?
otevřieti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.
Ancestry of “otevřieti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | otъverti | to open |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | verti | to shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wérˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werH- | — |