Where does “potopić” come from?

potopić (Polish) comes from Polish topić, from Old Polish topić, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

potopić (Polish): to drown

Definitions

  1. to drown

Ancestry of “potopić”, step by step

potopić traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish topić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtopićto melt something; to dump into water; to force...
2Old Polishtopićto flood, to submerge
3Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown

via Old Polish potopić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpotopićto drown
2Serbo-Croatianpotopitito drown, sink; to moisten, soak, dip; to flood
3Proto-Slavic*potopъdeluge, flood
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