Where does “otwierać” come from?

otwierać (Polish) comes from Polish otworzyć, from Proto-Slavic otъvoriti, from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

otwierać (Polish): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “otwierać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishotworzyćto open
2Proto-Slavicotъvoritito open
3Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
4Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

Words derived from “otwierać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →