Where does “умивати” come from?

умивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у̀мити, from Proto-Slavic *umyti.

умивати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of у̀мити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of у̀мити

Ancestry of “умивати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу̀митиto wash (hands and face, with water)
2Proto-Slavic*umyti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *umyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian у̀мити →