Where does “namicati” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to put on, put around; to procure

Ancestry of “namicati”, step by step

namicati 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 micati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmicatito move; to take away, remove, displace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →