Where does “zadešavati” come from?

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

zadešavati (Serbo-Croatian): to befall, happen; to find oneself, happen to be...

Definitions

  1. to befall, happen; to find oneself, happen to be...

Ancestry of “zadešavati”, step by step

zadešavati 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 dešavati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandešavatito happen, occur
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →