Where does “topenie” come from?

topenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian topi, from Serbo-Croatian то̀пити, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

topenie (Romanian): calamity, disaster

Definitions

  1. calamity, disaster

Ancestry of “topenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantopito melt; to dissolve; to ruin, consume, finish
2Serbo-Croatianто̀питиto melt
3Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian то̀пити →Every word from Romanian topi →