Where does “opuštati” come from?

opuštati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian o, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

opuštati (Serbo-Croatian): to relax, loosen; to relax

Definitions

  1. to relax, loosen; to relax

Ancestry of “opuštati”, step by step

opuštati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Serbo-Croatian puštati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpuštatiimperfective form of pustiti
2Proto-Slavicpuščati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →