Where does “отићи” come from?

отићи (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ићи, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

отићи (Serbo-Croatian): to leave, part; to go away; to set off

Definitions

  1. to leave, part; to go away; to set off

Ancestry of “отићи”, step by step

отићи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ићи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianићиto go, walk; to flow, run, leak; to function,...
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Serbo-Croatian од

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianодfrom, since; of; than
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei