Where does “запрега” come from?

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

запрега (Serbo-Croatian): wagon

Definitions

  1. wagon

Ancestry of “запрега”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзапре́гнутиto harness
2Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →Every word from Serbo-Croatian запре́гнути →