Where does “утући” come from?

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

утући (Serbo-Croatian): to beat up; to depress; to waste, squander

Definitions

  1. to beat up; to depress; to waste, squander

Ancestry of “утући”, step by step

утући 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 ту̑ћи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianту̑ћиto beat, thrash
2Proto-Slavictelťito beat, hit; to pound, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelk-to thrust, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →