Where does “запазити” come from?

запазити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian па̏зити, from Proto-Slavic paziti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

запазити (Serbo-Croatian): to notice, observe, see

Definitions

  1. to notice, observe, see

Ancestry of “запазити”, step by step

запазити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian па̏зити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏зитиto be careful, watch out
2Proto-Slavicpazitito oversee, to look after; to guard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Serbo-Croatian за

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