Where does “naenkrat” come from?

naenkrat (Slovene) comes from Slovene na, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

naenkrat (Slovene): suddenly

Definitions

  1. suddenly

Ancestry of “naenkrat”, step by step

naenkrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenenaon; onto; at, on
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Slovene ênkrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneênkratonce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Slovene na →