Where does “napustiti” come from?

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

napustiti (Serbo-Croatian): to leave; to abandon, desert

Definitions

  1. to leave; to abandon, desert

Ancestry of “napustiti”, step by step

napustiti 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 pustiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpustitito let, let go, release; to allow, permit; to...
2Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →