Where does “osušiti” come from?

osušiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sušiti, from Proto-Slavic sušiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic saušīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sows-éye-ti.

osušiti (Serbo-Croatian): to dry

Definitions

  1. to dry

Ancestry of “osušiti”, step by step

osušiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian sušiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansušitito dry
2Proto-Slavicsušitito dry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsaušīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sows-éye-ti—

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 h₂sows-éye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic saušīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sušiti →
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