Where does “попити” come from?

попити (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.

попити (Serbo-Croatian): to drink up

Definitions

  1. to drink up

Ancestry of “попити”, step by step

попити 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 пи̏ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпи̏тиto drink (to consume liquid, including alcohol)
2Proto-Slavicpitito drink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →