Where does “заузети” come from?

заузети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у̀зе̄ти, from Proto-Slavic vъzęti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

заузети (Serbo-Croatian): to capture, seize; to occupy, take possession of;...

Definitions

  1. to capture, seize; to occupy, take possession of;...

Ancestry of “заузети”, step by step

заузети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian у̀зе̄ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу̀зе̄тиto take (grasp with the hands)
2Proto-Slavicvъzętito take
3Proto-Slavicętito take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →