Where does “опрати” come from?

опрати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

опрати (Serbo-Croatian): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “опрати”, step by step

опрати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

via Serbo-Croatian пра̏ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпра̏тиto wash
2Proto-Slavicpьratito fly; to beat, to trample; to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →