Where does “намочити” come from?

намочити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мо̀чити, from Proto-Slavic močiti, from Proto-Slavic moča, from Proto-Slavic mok- — wet, damp, moist.

намочити (Serbo-Croatian): to moisten, soak, dip

Definitions

  1. to moisten, soak, dip

Ancestry of “намочити”, step by step

намочити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian мо̀чити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмо̀читиto soak
2Proto-Slavicmočitito wet
3Proto-Slavicmočawetness, puddle, urine
4Proto-Slavicmok-wet, damp, moist

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-Slavic mok- →Every word from Proto-Slavic moča →Every word from Proto-Slavic močiti →