Where does “zakasniti” come from?

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

zakasniti (Serbo-Croatian): to be late

Definitions

  1. to be late

Ancestry of “zakasniti”, step by step

zakasniti 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 kasniti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankasnitito be late
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →