Where does “заљубити” come from?

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

заљубити (Serbo-Croatian): to fall in love

Definitions

  1. to fall in love

Ancestry of “заљубити”, step by step

заљубити 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 љу́бити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianљу́битиto love
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →