Where does “zalitovat” come from?

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

zalitovat (Czech): to regret

Definitions

  1. to regret

Ancestry of “zalitovat”, step by step

zalitovat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech za

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

via Czech litovat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlitovatto regret, to feel sorry
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Old Czech za →Every word from Czech za →