Where does “утопљеник” come from?

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

утопљеник (Serbo-Croatian): a drowned man

Definitions

  1. a drowned man

Ancestry of “утопљеник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуто̀питиto drown
2Serbo-Croatianutòpitito drown
3Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian utòpiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian уто̀пити →