Where does “topiv” come from?

topiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian topiti, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

topiv (Serbo-Croatian): meltable

Definitions

  1. meltable

Ancestry of “topiv”, step by step

topiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian topiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantopitito melt; to melt down
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian topiti →
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