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

  1. to open, lunch, start; inaugurate

Ancestry of “otvoriti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianotvòritito open
2Proto-Slavicotъvoritito open
3Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
4Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →