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

Definitions

  1. to slick down

Ancestry of “zalizati”, step by step

zalizati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian lízati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlízatito lick (to stroke with a tongue)
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian lízati →