Where does “napuštati” come from?

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

napuštati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of napùstiti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of napùstiti

Ancestry of “napuštati”, step by step

napuštati 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 puštati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpuštatiimperfective form of pustiti
2Proto-Slavicpuščati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →