Where does “utopljenik” come from?
utopljenik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian utòpiti, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.
utopljenik (Serbo-Croatian): a drowned man
Ancestry of “utopljenik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | utòpiti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | topìti | to heat; to drown |