Where does “zalediti” come from?

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

zalediti (Serbo-Croatian): to freeze; to suspend, stop

Definitions

  1. to freeze; to suspend, stop

Ancestry of “zalediti”, step by step

zalediti 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 lediti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianleditito freeze
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →