Where does “zagonetka” come from?
zagonetka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zagonétati, from Serbo-Croatian za, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after; in , during; for, in exchange for,...
zagonetka (Serbo-Croatian): riddle, puzzle
Ancestry of “zagonetka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zagonétati | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | za | for; behind, in back of, at; during |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | za | behind, after; in , during; for, in exchange for,... |