Where does “намицати” come from?

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

намицати (Serbo-Croatian): to put on, put around; to procure

Definitions

  1. to put on, put around; to procure

Ancestry of “намицати”, step by step

намицати 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 ми̏цати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianми̏цатиto take away, remove, displace (relocate position of something or someone)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →