Where does “утонути” come from?

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

утонути (Serbo-Croatian): to sink

Definitions

  1. to sink

Ancestry of “утонути”, step by step

утонути 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 тонути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтонутиto sink
2Proto-Slavictopnǫtito plunge, to dunk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →