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Where does “утопити” come from?

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

Ancestry of “утопити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianutòpiti—
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown

Words derived from “утопити”

  • утопљеница
  • утопљеник
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