Where does “zadostiučinění” come from?

zadostiučinění (Czech) comes from Czech za, from Old Czech za, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

zadostiučinění (Czech): satisfaction

Definitions

  1. satisfaction

Ancestry of “zadostiučinění”, step by step

zadostiučinění traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzafor; in; API
2Old Czechzain, during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Czech dosti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdosti

via Czech učinění

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechučinění
Every word from Proto-Slavic zaEvery word from Old Czech zaEvery word from Czech za