Where does “zadiviti” come from?

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

zadiviti (Serbo-Croatian): to amaze, to awe, to impress

Definitions

  1. to amaze, to awe, to impress

Ancestry of “zadiviti”, step by step

zadiviti 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 diviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandivitito admire, wonder at
2Proto-Slavicdivitito surprise, astonish
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →