Where does “отво̀рити” come from?

отво̀рити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic otъvoriti, from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

отво̀рити (Serbo-Croatian): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “отво̀рити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicotъvoritito open
2Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
3Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →
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