Where does “сажалити” come from?
сажалити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian жалити, from Proto-Slavic žaliti, from Proto-Slavic žěliti.
сажалити (Serbo-Croatian): to take pity on
Ancestry of “сажалити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | жалити | to mourn, grieve; to pity, feel sorry for; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žaliti | to grieve, to feel sorrow; to pity |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žěliti | — |