Where does “заударати” come from?

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

заударати (Serbo-Croatian): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “заударати”, step by step

заударати 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 ударати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianударатиto strike, hit; to strike sth; to hurt oneself
Every word from Proto-Slavic zaEvery word from Serbo-Croatian за
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