Where does “запоздание” come from?

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

запоздание (Russian): lateness, tardiness

Definitions

  1. lateness, tardiness

Ancestry of “запоздание”, 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 →
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