Where does “сузити” come from?

сузити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian су̏за, from Proto-Slavic slьza — tear.

сузити (Serbo-Croatian): to tear, shed tears; to narrow; to shrink

Definitions

  1. to tear, shed tears; to narrow; to shrink

Ancestry of “сузити”, step by step

сузити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian су̏за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсу̏заtear
2Proto-Slavicslьzatear

via Serbo-Croatian у́зити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу́зити—
Every word from Proto-Slavic slьza →Every word from Serbo-Croatian су̏за →