Where does “упознати” come from?

упознати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

упознати (Serbo-Croatian): to familiarize, get to know, get acquainted with;...

Definitions

  1. to familiarize, get to know, get acquainted with;...

Ancestry of “упознати”, step by step

упознати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian у

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian по̀знати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпо̀знатиto know, have knowledge of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →