Where does “задржати” come from?

задржати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian држати, from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

задржати (Serbo-Croatian): to keep, retain, withhold; to preserve, maintain;...

Definitions

  1. to keep, retain, withhold; to preserve, maintain;...

Ancestry of “задржати”, step by step

задржати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian држати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдржатиto hold, grasp; to bear, support; to consider
2Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Serbo-Croatian за

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