Where does “otvoriti” come from?
otvoriti (Slovene) comes from Serbo-Croatian otvòriti, from Proto-Slavic otъvoriti, from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.
otvoriti (Slovene): to open, lunch, start; inaugurate
Definitions
- to open, lunch, start; inaugurate
Ancestry of “otvoriti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | otvòriti | to open |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъvoriti | to open |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | otъverti | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | verti | to shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wérˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werH- | — |