Where does “otpuštati” come from?

otpuštati (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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

otpuštati (Serbo-Croatian): to release; to loosen, relax; to fire, dismiss

Definitions

  1. to release; to loosen, relax; to fire, dismiss

Ancestry of “otpuštati”, step by step

otpuštati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian od

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianodfrom, since; of; than
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Serbo-Croatian puštati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpuštatiimperfective form of pustiti
2Proto-Slavicpuščati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti