Where does “zàliti” come from?

zàliti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lȉti, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Ancestry of “zàliti”, step by step

zàliti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian lȉti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlȉtito pour, flow
2Proto-Slaviclitito pour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleˀi-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Proto-Slavic žaliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžalitito grieve, to feel sorrow; to pity
2Proto-Slavicžěliti

Words derived from “zàliti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-Every word from Proto-Slavic liti