Where does “заволети” come from?

заволети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

заволети (Serbo-Croatian): to get to like/love somebody or something; to...

Definitions

  1. to get to like/love somebody or something; to...

Ancestry of “заволети”, step by step

заволети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian за

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

via Serbo-Croatian волети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianволетиto love; to like
2Serbo-Croatianvoletito love; to like
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →