Where does “zakočiti” come from?

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

zakočiti (Serbo-Croatian): to brake; to paralyze, obstruct, hinder

Definitions

  1. to brake; to paralyze, obstruct, hinder

Ancestry of “zakočiti”, step by step

zakočiti 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 kočiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankočitito brake; to inhibit, restrain, hold back,...
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