Where does “zamrziti” come from?

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

zamrziti (Serbo-Croatian): to hate

Definitions

  1. to hate

Ancestry of “zamrziti”, step by step

zamrziti 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 mrziti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmrzitito hate
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →