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Where does “uz-” come from?

uz- (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vъz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

uz- (Serbo-Croatian): up

Definitions

  1. up

Ancestry of “uz-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъzinstead of, in return for; up; by, beside
2Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

Words derived from “uz-”

  • uščuvati
  • uzajaman
  • uzmicati
  • uzduž
  • uzglavlje
  • uzorati
  • uspostaviti
  • uzleteti
  • uzdržati
  • uzbuditi
  • uspostavljati
  • uzjahati
  • uzvisiti
  • uskratiti
  • uzgojiti
  • uzbuniti
  • uzmaknuti
  • uzverati
  • uzletjeti
  • ustrajati
  • uzmah
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