Where does “зарачунати” come from?

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

зарачунати (Serbo-Croatian): to charge

Definitions

  1. to charge

Ancestry of “зарачунати”, step by step

зарачунати 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 рачу̀нати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianрачу̀натиto calculate, count, figure, compute
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →