Where does “zástava” come from?

zástava (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian zastava, from Serbo-Croatian za, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

zástava (Czech): collateral pledged for the repayment of a loan

Definitions

  1. collateral pledged for the repayment of a loan

Ancestry of “zástava”, step by step

zástava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zastava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzastavaflag
2Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Czech zastavit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzastavitto stop to cease moving
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zastava →