Where does “za” come from?
za (Polish) comes from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
za (Polish): behind; for, after; in, for
Definitions
- behind; for, after; in, for
Ancestry of “za”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 2 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 3 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 4 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance; change, rest; remains ,... |
| 5 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 6 | Latin | restō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |