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

  1. to die, perish; to suffer greatly

Ancestry of “настрадати”, step by step

настрадати 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 страдати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianстрадатиto suffer; to perish, die; to be ruined,...
2Proto-Slavicstradatito suffer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →