Where does “намјестити” come from?

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

намјестити (Serbo-Croatian): to put something; to set up something; to place,...

Definitions

  1. to put something; to set up something; to place,...

Ancestry of “намјестити”, step by step

намјестити 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 мје̏сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмје̏стоplace location, position
2Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →