Where does “zacerekati” come from?

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

zacerekati (Serbo-Croatian): to begin to snicker, snigger, titter, laugh...

Definitions

  1. to begin to snicker, snigger, titter, laugh...

Ancestry of “zacerekati”, step by step

zacerekati 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 cerekati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancerekatito snicker, snigger, titter, laugh derisively or...
2Serbo-Croatianceritito grin
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →