Where does “napatiti” come from?

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

napatiti (Serbo-Croatian): to make suffer, cause suffering; to suffer...

Definitions

  1. to make suffer, cause suffering; to suffer...

Ancestry of “napatiti”, step by step

napatiti 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 pȁtiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁtitito suffer (pain, illness, torment etc.)
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →