Where does “зарећи” come from?

зарећи (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian рећи, from Proto-Slavic rekti — to speak.

зарећи (Serbo-Croatian): to vow

Definitions

  1. to vow

Ancestry of “зарећи”, step by step

зарећи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian рећи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianрећиto say; to tell; to utter
2Proto-Slavicrektito speak

via Serbo-Croatian за

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