Where does “roztvoriť” come from?

roztvoriť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic otъvoriti, from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

roztvoriť (Slovak): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “roztvoriť”, step by step

roztvoriť traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic otъvoriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicotъvoritito open
2Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
3Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

via Slovak tvoriť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaktvoriťto create, to make, to form
2Proto-Slavictvorìtito make
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →
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