Where does “potopić” come from?

potopić (Silesian) comes from Old Polish potopić, from Serbo-Croatian potopiti, from Proto-Slavic *potopъ — deluge, flood.

potopić (Silesian): to drown

Definitions

  1. to drown

Ancestry of “potopić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpotopićto drown
2Serbo-Croatianpotopitito drown, sink; to moisten, soak, dip; to flood
3Proto-Slavic*potopъdeluge, flood
Every word from Proto-Slavic *potopъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian potopiti →Every word from Old Polish potopić →
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