Where does “затон” come from?

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

затон (Russian): backwater; boatyard

Definitions

  1. backwater; boatyard

Ancestry of “затон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзатону́тьto sink
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian затону́ть →