Where does “Zalas” come from?
Zalas (Polish) comes from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Zalas”, step by step
Zalas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish za
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 2 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 3 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 4 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 5 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 6 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 7 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |