Where does “задивити” come from?

задивити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian дивити, from Proto-Slavic diviti — to surprise, astonish.

задивити (Serbo-Croatian): to amaze

Definitions

  1. to amaze

Ancestry of “задивити”, step by step

задивити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian дивити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдивитиto admire, wonder at
2Proto-Slavicdivitito surprise, astonish

via Serbo-Croatian за

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