Where does “запали” come from?

запали (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti, from Serbo-Croatian paliti, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

запали (Macedonian): to ignite, set ablaze, set alight

Definitions

  1. to ignite, set ablaze, set alight

Ancestry of “запали”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzapalitito set fire to, to set on fire, to burn; to...
2Serbo-Croatianpalitiimperfective form of zapaliti
3Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe
Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian paliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti →