Where does “namaknuti” come from?

namaknuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian màknuti, from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

namaknuti (Serbo-Croatian): to put on, put around; to procure

Definitions

  1. to put on, put around; to procure

Ancestry of “namaknuti”, step by step

namaknuti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian màknuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmàknutito take away, remove, displace (relocate position of something or someone)
2Proto-Slavicmъknǫtito move
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti →