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Where does “потопити” come from?

потопити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian potopiti, from Proto-Slavic *potopъ.

потопити (Serbo-Croatian): to drown, sink; to moisten, soak, dip; to flood

Definitions

  1. to drown, sink; to moisten, soak, dip; to flood

Ancestry of “потопити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpotopitito drown, sink; to moisten, soak, dip; to flood
2Proto-Slavic*potopъ—
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