Where does “окитити” come from?

окитити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian китити, from Proto-Slavic kytiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

окитити (Serbo-Croatian): to adorn, decorate

Definitions

  1. to adorn, decorate

Ancestry of “окитити”, step by step

окитити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian китити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкититиto decorate, adorn
2Proto-Slavickytitito stack, to form a bouquet; to decorate
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti