Where does “natòpiti” come from?

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

natòpiti (Serbo-Croatian): to saturate, soak, drench

Definitions

  1. to saturate, soak, drench

Ancestry of “natòpiti”, step by step

natòpiti 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 topiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantopitito melt; to melt down
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown

Words derived from “natòpiti”

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