Where does “zalutati” come from?

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

zalutati (Serbo-Croatian): to get lost, go astray

Definitions

  1. to get lost, go astray

Ancestry of “zalutati”, step by step

zalutati 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 lutati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlutatito wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →
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