Where does “začahuriti” come from?

začahuriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian za, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

začahuriti (Serbo-Croatian): to cocoon

Definitions

  1. to cocoon

Ancestry of “začahuriti”, step by step

začahuriti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian za

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

via Serbo-Croatian čahuriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančahuritito cocoon oneself
2Serbo-Croatian-itiA suffix appended to words to form a verb
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →