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Where does “zalòžiti” come from?

zalòžiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zȁlogāj, from Serbo-Croatian -aj, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

zalòžiti (Serbo-Croatian): to pawn, impawn, impledge; to advocate, stand...

Definitions

  1. to pawn, impawn, impledge; to advocate, stand...

Ancestry of “zalòžiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzȁlogāj—
2Serbo-Croatian-ajSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
3Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—

Words derived from “zalòžiti”

  • prezalogajiti
  • zalogaj
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →