Where does “zagasiti” come from?

zagasiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gasiti, from Proto-Slavic gasìti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷōs-eye-.

zagasiti (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of ugasiti

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ugasiti

Ancestry of “zagasiti”, step by step

zagasiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian gasiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangasitiimperfective form of ugasiti
2Proto-Slavicgasìtito extinguish
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷōs-eye-—

via Serbo-Croatian za

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