Where does “zászlóalj” come from?

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

zászlóalj (Hungarian): battalion

Definitions

  1. battalion

Ancestry of “zászlóalj”, step by step

zászlóalj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zászló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzászlóflag
2Serbo-Croatianzastavaflag
3Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
4Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Hungarian alj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianaljbottom, lower part; skirt
2Hungarianálfalse, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

Words derived from “zászlóalj”

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