Where does “зализати” come from?

зализати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian лизати, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

зализати (Serbo-Croatian): to slick down

Definitions

  1. to slick down

Ancestry of “зализати”, step by step

зализати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian лизати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлизатиto lick
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Serbo-Croatian ли́зати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли́затиto lick (to stroke with a tongue)

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Ukrainian лизати →