Where does “настрадати” come from?
настрадати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian на, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
настрадати (Serbo-Croatian): to die, perish; to suffer greatly
Definitions
- to die, perish; to suffer greatly
Ancestry of “настрадати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | на | to, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | na | on; concerning; onto |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |