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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	na	to, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2	Proto-Slavic	na	on; concerning; onto
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂en-	on, onto

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