Where does “odstupiti” come from?

odstupiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian od, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

odstupiti (Serbo-Croatian): to step back, step away; to withdraw, retreat; to...

Definitions

  1. to step back, step away; to withdraw, retreat; to...

Ancestry of “odstupiti”, step by step

odstupiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian od

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianodfrom, since; of; than
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Serbo-Croatian stupiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstupitito step; to enter
2Proto-Slavicstǫpitito step
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanstÁb-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti