Where does “nabacivati” come from?

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

nabacivati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of nabáciti; to hit on somebody

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of nabáciti; to hit on somebody

Ancestry of “nabacivati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannabácitito throw onto something, put onto something
2Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →