Where does “naseliti” come from?

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

naseliti (Serbo-Croatian): to settle, populate (an area)

Definitions

  1. to settle, populate (an area)

Ancestry of “naseliti”, step by step

naseliti 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 seliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianselitito migrate; to move, relocate
2Proto-Slavic*sedlitito settle for permanent residence in a village, settlement, or settlement

Words derived from “naseliti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →