Where does “задесити” come from?

задесити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian десити, from Proto-Slavic desiti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

задесити (Serbo-Croatian): to befall, happen; to find oneself, happen to be...

Definitions

  1. to befall, happen; to find oneself, happen to be...

Ancestry of “задесити”, step by step

задесити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian десити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдеситиto happen, occur
2Proto-Slavicdesitifind, encounter
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic desiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian десити →
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