Where does “зависити” come from?

зависити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian висити, from Proto-Slavic visěti — to hang; to be suspended.

зависити (Serbo-Croatian): to depend

Definitions

  1. to depend

Ancestry of “зависити”, step by step

зависити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian висити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвиситиto hang, be suspended; to loiter, hang out
2Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic visěti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian висити →