Where does “naselje” come from?

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

naselje (Serbo-Croatian): settlement

Definitions

  1. settlement

Ancestry of “naselje”, step by step

naselje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian naseliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannaselitito settle, populate (an area)
2Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian je

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjeis; of her; to her
2Serbo-Croatianjȅstis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →