Where does “заплашити” come from?

заплашити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian плашити, from Proto-Slavic polšiti — to scare.

заплашити (Serbo-Croatian): to scare, frighten

Definitions

  1. to scare, frighten

Ancestry of “заплашити”, step by step

заплашити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian плашити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianплашитиto frighten, scare; to be afraid, to be scared
2Proto-Slavicpolšitito scare

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic polšiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian плашити →