Where does “завршити” come from?

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

завршити (Serbo-Croatian): to finish, complete; to end, come to an end

Definitions

  1. to finish, complete; to end, come to an end

Ancestry of “завршити”, step by step

завршити 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 вршити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвршитиto do, to perform, to act
2Proto-Slavicvьršitito top out
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →