Where does “попети” come from?

попети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пе̑ти, from Proto-Slavic pętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas, from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

попети (Serbo-Croatian): to climb, rise, ascend

Definitions

  1. to climb, rise, ascend

Ancestry of “попети”, step by step

попети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пе̑ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпе̑тиfifth
2Proto-Slavicpętъfifth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpenktasfifth
4Proto-Hellenicpenkʷtos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic penkʷtos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic penktas →