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Where does “istopiti” come from?

istopiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian iz, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

istopiti (Serbo-Croatian): to melt; to melt down

Definitions

  1. to melt; to melt down

Ancestry of “istopiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianizfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →