Where does “zasyčet” come from?

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

zasyčet (Czech): to hiss

Definitions

  1. to hiss

Ancestry of “zasyčet”, step by step

zasyčet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech za

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

via Czech syčet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsyčetto hiss
2Proto-Slavic*syčati
Every word from Proto-Slavic zaEvery word from Old Czech zaEvery word from Czech za