Where does “začep” come from?

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

začep (Serbo-Croatian): constipation, obstipation

Definitions

  1. constipation, obstipation

Ancestry of “začep”, step by step

začep 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 čep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančepcork, stopper, cap
2Germanzapfe—
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →