Where does “нагађати” come from?

нагађати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гађати, from Proto-Slavic godìti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

нагађати (Serbo-Croatian): to guess; to come to an agreement

Definitions

  1. to guess; to come to an agreement

Ancestry of “нагађати”, step by step

нагађати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian гађати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгађатиto shoot; to hit; to aim for
2Proto-Slavicgodìtito please
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic godìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian гађати →