Where does “попуцати” come from?

попуцати (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.

попуцати (Serbo-Croatian): to break/crack all over

Definitions

  1. to break/crack all over

Ancestry of “попуцати”, step by step

попуцати 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 пуцати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпуцатиto crack, break, burst, split; to puncture,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →