Where does “zadremati” come from?

zadremati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian drémati, from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

zadremati (Serbo-Croatian): to doze off, take a nap; to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to doze off, take a nap; to fall asleep

Ancestry of “zadremati”, step by step

zadremati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian drémati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandrématito slumber, to doze
2Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

via Serbo-Croatian za

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