Where does “затрещать” come from?

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

затрещать (Russian): to begin to crack/crackle, to tear apart; to...

Definitions

  1. to begin to crack/crackle, to tear apart; to...

Ancestry of “затрещать”, step by step

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