Where does “нападати” come from?

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

нападати (Serbo-Croatian): to attack

Definitions

  1. to attack

Ancestry of “нападати”, step by step

нападати traces back through 3 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 Ukrainian падати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпадатиto drop; to fall; to rain
2Proto-Slavicpàdatito fall, to topple down

via Serbo-Croatian па̏дати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏датиto fall

Words derived from “нападати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →