Where does “накалемити” come from?

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

накалемити (Serbo-Croatian): to graft, engraft; to attach, add

Definitions

  1. to graft, engraft; to attach, add

Ancestry of “накалемити”, step by step

накалемити 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 калемити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкалемитиto graft, engraft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →