Where does “napetost” come from?

napetost (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian napeti, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

napetost (Serbo-Croatian): tension

Definitions

  1. tension

Ancestry of “napetost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannapetito tighten, tense, strain
2Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →
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