Where does “zatoužit” come from?

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

zatoužit (Czech): to long for

Definitions

  1. to long for

Ancestry of “zatoužit”, step by step

zatoužit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech za

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

via Czech toužit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtoužitto desire, to long (for)
2Old Czechtúžiti—
3Proto-Slavic*tǫžitito tense, to strain
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Old Czech za →Every word from Czech za →