Where does “нахвалити” come from?

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

нахвалити (Serbo-Croatian): to amply praise, heap praise on somebody

Definitions

  1. to amply praise, heap praise on somebody

Ancestry of “нахвалити”, step by step

нахвалити 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 хвалити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхвалитиto praise, commend, laud; to extol, glorify; to...
2Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
3Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →