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Where does “nadjačati” come from?

nadjačati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jačati, from Serbo-Croatian jȃk, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.

nadjačati (Serbo-Croatian): to overcome, overpower

Definitions

  1. to overcome, overpower

Ancestry of “nadjačati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjačatito become stronger; to strengthen
2Serbo-Croatianjȃkstrong
3Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
4Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
5Proto-Balto-Slaviciś—
6Old Polishićto go
7Proto-Slavicjьtito go
8Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →