Where does “zalizati” come from?
zalizati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lízati, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.
zalizati (Serbo-Croatian): to slick down
Ancestry of “zalizati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lízati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | līzàti | to lick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |