Where does “погасити” come from?

погасити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

погасити (Serbo-Croatian): to extinguish, put out, switch off or shut down...

Definitions

  1. to extinguish, put out, switch off or shut down...

Ancestry of “погасити”, step by step

погасити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian гасити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгаситиto turn off; to extinguish, quench
2Proto-Slavicgasìtito extinguish
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷōs-eye-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →