Where does “upitati” come from?

upitati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian u, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

upitati (Serbo-Croatian): to ask, question

Definitions

  1. to ask, question

Ancestry of “upitati”, step by step

upitati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian pitati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpitatito ask; to wonder oneself, ask oneself; to feed,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyt-food, nutrition; to nourish, feed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →