Where does “напуштати” come from?

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

напуштати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of напу̀стити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of напу̀стити

Ancestry of “напуштати”, step by step

напуштати 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 пу́штати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпу́штатиto let, let go, release
2Proto-Slavicpuščati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →