Where does “za-” come from?

za- (Czech) comes from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

za- (Czech): A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places

Definitions

  1. A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places

Ancestry of “za-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechza-derives verbs of various meanings
2Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “za-”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →