Where does “zacusi” come from?

zacusi (Romanian) comes from Russian закуси́ть, from Russian куси́ть, from Proto-Slavic kǫsiti — to mow, to reap.

zacusi (Romanian): to eat, snack

Definitions

  1. to eat, snack

Ancestry of “zacusi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзакуси́тьto bite
2Russianкуси́тьto eat
3Proto-Slavickǫsitito mow, to reap
Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫsiti →Every word from Russian куси́ть →Every word from Russian закуси́ть →