Where does “утапливать” come from?

утапливать (Russian) comes from Russian утопи́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

утапливать (Russian): to melt (milk) in light heat

Definitions

  1. to melt (milk) in light heat

Ancestry of “утапливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianутопи́тьto sink
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian утопи́ть →