Where does “відкри́ти” come from?

відкри́ти (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic отъкрꙑти, from Proto-Slavic *otъkryti, from Proto-Slavic kryti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European krewH- — to cover, heap.

відкри́ти (Ukrainian): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “відкри́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicотъкрꙑтиto open
2Proto-Slavic*otъkryti—
3Proto-Slavickrytito cover, to hide; to hide, to be under cover
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap

Words derived from “відкри́ти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic kryti →
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