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Where does “namleti” come from?

namleti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian mleti, from Proto-Slavic melti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mélˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

namleti (Serbo-Croatian): to grind, mill; to blather

Definitions

  1. to grind, mill; to blather

Ancestry of “namleti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmletito grind, mill; to talk nonsense; to blather
2Proto-Slavicmeltito grind, mill
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mélˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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