Where does “заложи” come from?

заложи (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian založiti, from Serbo-Croatian zȁlogāj, from Serbo-Croatian -aj, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

заложи (Macedonian): to pawn, pledge

Definitions

  1. to pawn, pledge

Ancestry of “заложи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzaložitito pawn, impawn, impledge; to advocate, stand...
2Serbo-Croatianzȁlogājmorsel, bite
3Serbo-Croatian-ajSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
4Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -aj →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ějь →