Where does “потиштен” come from?

потиштен (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.

потиштен (Serbo-Croatian): sullen, dejected, dispirited, glum, down

Definitions

  1. sullen, dejected, dispirited, glum, down

Ancestry of “потиштен”, step by step

потиштен 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 ти̏скати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianти̏скатиto press, press down
2Proto-Slavictìskatito press, squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →