Where does “набујати” come from?

набујати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian на, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

набујати (Serbo-Croatian): to rise, heave, swell; to swell, swell up, puff...

Definitions

  1. to rise, heave, swell; to swell, swell up, puff...

Ancestry of “набујати”, step by step

набујати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian бу̀јати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбу̀јатиto suddenly grow, expand or develop
2Proto-Slavicbujatito grow rapidly, to thrive; to rage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →