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

Definitions

  1. a drowned woman

Ancestry of “утопљеница”, 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 →