Where does “попуштати” come from?

попуштати (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.

попуштати (Serbo-Croatian): to reduce, rebate, deduct; to relax, loosen; to...

Definitions

  1. to reduce, rebate, deduct; to relax, loosen; to...

Ancestry of “попуштати”, step by step

попуштати 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 пу́штати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу́штатиto let, let go, release
2Proto-Slavicpuščati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →