Where does “zamàknuti” come from?

zamàknuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian màknuti, from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

zamàknuti (Serbo-Croatian): to disappear, vanish, move out of one's sight

Definitions

  1. to disappear, vanish, move out of one's sight

Ancestry of “zamàknuti”, step by step

zamàknuti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian màknuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmàknutito take away, remove, displace (relocate position of something or someone)
2Proto-Slavicmъknǫtito move
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti →