Where does “opeći” come from?

opeći (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian peći, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

opeći (Serbo-Croatian): to burn, parch cause a burn; to nettle; to burn...

Definitions

  1. to burn, parch cause a burn; to nettle; to burn...

Ancestry of “opeći”, step by step

opeći traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian peći

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpećito bake; to roast; to burn, sting
2Proto-Slavicpeťito bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpekteito bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via Serbo-Croatian o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →