Where does “opustiti” come from?

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

opustiti (Serbo-Croatian): to relax, loosen, slacken; to depopulate,...

Definitions

  1. to relax, loosen, slacken; to depopulate,...

Ancestry of “opustiti”, step by step

opustiti traces back through 3 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 pȗst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȗstempty, deserted, abandoned
2Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty

via Serbo-Croatian pustiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpustitito let, let go, release; to allow, permit; to...
2Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →