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Where does “otplivati” come from?

otplivati (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.

otplivati (Serbo-Croatian): to swim; to swim away/off

Definitions

  1. to swim; to swim away/off

Ancestry of “otplivati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianodfrom, since; of; than
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →