Where does “zažaliti” come from?

zažaliti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zàliti, 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...

zažaliti (Serbo-Croatian): to regret

Definitions

  1. to regret

Ancestry of “zažaliti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzàliti—
2Serbo-Croatianlȉtito pour, flow
3Proto-Slaviclitito pour
4Proto-Balto-Slavicleˀi-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi- →Every word from Proto-Slavic liti →