Where does “заузимати” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “заузимати”, step by step

заузимати 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 узимати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianузиматиto take
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →