Where does “натерати” come from?

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

натерати (Serbo-Croatian): to compel, force, drive

Definitions

  1. to compel, force, drive

Ancestry of “натерати”, step by step

натерати 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 тјерати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтјератиto force, make; to induce, cause; to drive, drive...
2Proto-Slavictěrjati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →