Where does “зараз” come from?
зараз (Belarusian) comes from Polish zaraz, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō — before, in front; first; to go through.
зараз (Belarusian): right away, immediately, instantly, now
Definitions
- right away, immediately, instantly, now
Ancestry of “зараз”, step by step
зараз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish zaraz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zaraz | at once, immediately |
| 2 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 3 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 4 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 5 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 6 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 7 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 8 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
via Belarusian раз
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | раз | once; time |