Where does “navlažiti” come from?

navlažiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vlažiti, from Proto-Slavic volžiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wálˀgīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

navlažiti (Serbo-Croatian): to moisten

Definitions

  1. to moisten

Ancestry of “navlažiti”, step by step

navlažiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vlažiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvlažitito moisten
2Proto-Slavicvolžitiwet, moisten
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwálˀgīˀteito moisten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wálˀgīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic volžiti →