Where does “задремати” come from?

задремати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian дремати, from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

задремати (Serbo-Croatian): to doze off, take a nap; to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to doze off, take a nap; to fall asleep

Ancestry of “задремати”, step by step

задремати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian дремати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдрематиto doze, slumber, take a nap
2Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

via Serbo-Croatian за

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