Where does “претапати” come from?

претапати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian прето̀пити, from Serbo-Croatian то̀пити, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

претапати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of прето̀пити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of прето̀пити

Ancestry of “претапати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпрето̀питиto remelt, recast, remold
2Serbo-Croatianто̀питиto melt
3Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian то̀пити →Every word from Serbo-Croatian прето̀пити →