Where does “опустити” come from?

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

опустити (Serbo-Croatian): to relax, loosen; to relax; to depopulate,...

Definitions

  1. to relax, loosen; to relax; to depopulate,...

Ancestry of “опустити”, step by step

опустити traces back through 3 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 пу̑ст

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу̑стempty, deserted, abandoned
2Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty

via Serbo-Croatian пу̀стити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу̀ститиto let, let go, release
2Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →