Where does “запаздывать” come from?

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

запаздывать (Russian): to be late, to be behind schedule; to lag

Definitions

  1. to be late, to be behind schedule; to lag

Ancestry of “запаздывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапозда́тьto be late, to be behind schedule
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian запозда́ть →