Where does “zagrliti” come from?

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

zagrliti (Serbo-Croatian): to hug; to embrace

Definitions

  1. to hug; to embrace

Ancestry of “zagrliti”, step by step

zagrliti 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 grliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangrlitito hug; to embrace

Words derived from “zagrliti”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →