Where does “zamijéniti” come from?

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

zamijéniti (Serbo-Croatian): to replace

Definitions

  1. to replace

Ancestry of “zamijéniti”, step by step

zamijéniti 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 mijenjati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmijenjatito change

Words derived from “zamijéniti”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →
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