Where does “zamicati” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “zamicati”, step by step

zamicati 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 micati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmicatito move; to take away, remove, displace
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →