Where does “стопити” come from?

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

стопити (Serbo-Croatian): to merge, unite, assimilate

Definitions

  1. to merge, unite, assimilate

Ancestry of “стопити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianто̀питиto melt
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian то̀пити →
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