Where does “завући” come from?

завући (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ву̑ћи, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

завући (Serbo-Croatian): to put; to protract, delay, drag out; to creep,...

Definitions

  1. to put; to protract, delay, drag out; to creep,...

Ancestry of “завући”, step by step

завући traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ву̑ћи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianву̑ћиto drag, draw, pull
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

via Serbo-Croatian за

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