Where does “zamjenjiv” come from?

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

zamjenjiv (Serbo-Croatian): replaceable

Definitions

  1. replaceable

Ancestry of “zamjenjiv”, step by step

zamjenjiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zamijéniti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzamijénitito replace
2Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—

Words derived from “zamjenjiv”

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