Where does “zapřít” come from?

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

zapřít (Czech): to deny

Definitions

  1. to deny

Ancestry of “zapřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechza-A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places
2Old Czechza-derives verbs of various meanings
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Czech za- →Every word from Old Czech za- →