Where does “за-” come from?

за- (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

за- (Old Church Slavonic): to begin doing describing an action of commencing

Definitions

  1. to begin doing describing an action of commencing

Ancestry of “за-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “за-

Every word from Proto-Slavic za
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