Where does “nadahnuti” come from?

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

nadahnuti (Serbo-Croatian): to inspire

Definitions

  1. to inspire

Ancestry of “nadahnuti”, step by step

nadahnuti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian dahnuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandahnutito take a breath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →