Where does “nastupiti” come from?

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

nastupiti (Serbo-Croatian): to begin; to behave, act; to tread, step on

Definitions

  1. to begin; to behave, act; to tread, step on

Ancestry of “nastupiti”, step by step

nastupiti 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 stupiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstupitito step; to enter
2Proto-Slavicstǫpitito step
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanstÁb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →
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