Where does “утопљеница” come from?
утопљеница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian уто̀пити, from Serbo-Croatian utòpiti, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.
утопљеница (Serbo-Croatian): a drowned woman
Ancestry of “утопљеница”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | уто̀пити | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | utòpiti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | topìti | to heat; to drown |