Where does “zamaći” come from?

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

zamaći (Serbo-Croatian): alternative infinitive of zamàknuti

Definitions

  1. alternative infinitive of zamàknuti

Ancestry of “zamaći”, step by step

zamaći traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian maći

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmaćialternative infinitive of màknuti
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 →