Where does “запал” come from?
запал (Russian) comes from Serbo-Croatian запалити, from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti, from Serbo-Croatian paliti, from Proto-Slavic pālìti.
запал (Russian): fuse, primer; ardor, enthusiasm; heaves
Definitions
- fuse, primer; ardor, enthusiasm; heaves
Ancestry of “запал”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | запалити | to set fire to, set on fire, kindle, light up,... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | zapaliti | to set fire to, to set on fire, to burn; to... |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | paliti | imperfective form of zapaliti |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pālìti | — |