Where does “zászló” come from?

zászló (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zastava, from Serbo-Croatian za, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

zászló (Hungarian): flag

Definitions

  1. flag

Ancestry of “zászló”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzastavaflag
2Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “zászló”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zastava →
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