Where does “zapálit” come from?
zapálit (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti, from Serbo-Croatian paliti, from Proto-Slavic pālìti.
zapálit (Czech): to light
Ancestry of “zapálit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zapaliti | to set fire to, to set on fire, to burn; to... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | paliti | imperfective form of zapaliti |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pālìti | — |