Where does “napolje” come from?

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

napolje (Serbo-Croatian): outside

Definitions

  1. outside

Ancestry of “napolje”, step by step

napolje 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 pȍlje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȍljefield
2Proto-Slavicpoľefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →