Where does “замицати” come from?

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

замицати (Serbo-Croatian): to disappear, vanish, move out of one's sight

Definitions

  1. to disappear, vanish, move out of one's sight

Ancestry of “замицати”, step by step

замицати 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 ми̏цати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianми̏цатиto take away, remove, displace (relocate position of something or someone)
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →