Where does “zameriti” come from?

zameriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian meriti, from Proto-Slavic měriti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

zameriti (Serbo-Croatian): to reproach, criticize, condemn, find faults...

Definitions

  1. to reproach, criticize, condemn, find faults...

Ancestry of “zameriti”, step by step

zameriti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian meriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmeritito measure
2Proto-Slavicměritito measure
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “zameriti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti