Where does “nahvaliti” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to amply praise, heap praise on somebody

Ancestry of “nahvaliti”, step by step

nahvaliti 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 hvaliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhvalitito 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 na →