Where does “pretapati” come from?
pretapati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pretòpiti, from Serbo-Croatian topiti, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.
pretapati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of pretòpiti
Definitions
- imperfective form of pretòpiti
Ancestry of “pretapati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pretòpiti | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | topiti | to melt; to melt down |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | topìti | to heat; to drown |