Where does “залутати” come from?

залутати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

залутати (Serbo-Croatian): to get lost, go astray

Definitions

  1. to get lost, go astray

Ancestry of “залутати”, step by step

залутати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Serbo-Croatian лутати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлутатиto wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →