Where does “zacajhnati” come from?

zacajhnati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cajhnati, from German zeichnen, from German Zeichen, from Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

zacajhnati (Serbo-Croatian): to record, note; to chart, draw

Definitions

  1. to record, note; to chart, draw

Ancestry of “zacajhnati”, step by step

zacajhnati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian cajhnati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancajhnatito mark (with a sign); notch, chip, cut, nick
2Germanzeichnento draw
3GermanZeichencharacters, marks, sign; token
4Middle High Germanzeichen—
5Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
6Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
7Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →