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Where does “наканити” come from?

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

наканити (Serbo-Croatian): to intend, have in mind, decide

Definitions

  1. to intend, have in mind, decide

Ancestry of “наканити”, step by step

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