Where does “зарыдать” come from?

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

зарыдать (Russian): to begin to sob/blubber, to burst out sobbing

Definitions

  1. to begin to sob/blubber, to burst out sobbing

Ancestry of “зарыдать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →
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