Where does “задержа́ть” come from?

задержа́ть (Russian) comes from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

задержа́ть (Russian): to hold up, detain, to hold back, to stop

Definitions

  1. to hold up, detain, to hold back, to stop

Ancestry of “задержа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “задержа́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →