Where does “protivnapad” come from?

protivnapad (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian napad, from Proto-Slavic napadъ — attack.

protivnapad (Serbo-Croatian): counterattack

Definitions

  1. counterattack

Ancestry of “protivnapad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannapadattack, assault, aggression
2Proto-Slavicnapadъattack
Every word from Proto-Slavic napadъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian napad →