Where does “zadesiti” come from?

zadesiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian desiti, from Proto-Slavic desiti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “zadesiti”, step by step

zadesiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian desiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandesitito happen, occur
2Proto-Slavicdesitifind, encounter
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic desiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian desiti →
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