Where does “zahvaliti” come from?

zahvaliti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hvaliti, from Proto-Slavic xvaliti, from Proto-Slavic xvala — praise; thanks.

zahvaliti (Serbo-Croatian): to thank

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “zahvaliti”, step by step

zahvaliti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian hvaliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhvalitito praise, commend, laud; to extol, glorify; to...
2Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
3Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvala →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvaliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian hvaliti →