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

Definitions

  1. to take pity on

Ancestry of “сажалити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianжалитиto mourn, grieve; to pity, feel sorry for; to...
2Proto-Slavicžalitito grieve, to feel sorrow; to pity
3Proto-Slavicžěliti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic žěliti →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian жалити →