Where does “намљети” come from?

намљети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мљети, from Proto-Slavic melti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mélˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

намљети (Serbo-Croatian): to grind, mill; to blather

Definitions

  1. to grind, mill; to blather

Ancestry of “намљети”, step by step

намљети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian мљети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмљетиto grind, mill; to talk nonsense; to blather
2Proto-Slavicmeltito grind, mill
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mélˀteito grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

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-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →