Where does “напатити” come from?

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

напатити (Serbo-Croatian): to make suffer, cause suffering; to suffer...

Definitions

  1. to make suffer, cause suffering; to suffer...

Ancestry of “напатити”, step by step

напатити 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 па̏тити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏титиto suffer (pain, illness, torment etc.)
2Proto-Slavic*patiti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →