Where does “за̀јахати” come from?

за̀јахати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ја̏хати, from Proto-Slavic ěxati, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

за̀јахати (Serbo-Croatian): to mount a horse (or some other animal)

Definitions

  1. to mount a horse (or some other animal)

Ancestry of “за̀јахати”, step by step

за̀јахати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ја̏хати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianја̏хатиto ride (horseback)
2Proto-Slavicěxatito travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “за̀јахати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ěxati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ја̏хати →