Where does “накосити” come from?

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

накосити (Serbo-Croatian): to mow; to slant

Definitions

  1. to mow; to slant

Ancestry of “накосити”, step by step

накосити 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 косити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкоситиto mow, reap; to mow down, kill; to collide,...
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