Where does “zanimati” come from?

zanimati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian занима́ть, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

zanimati (Serbo-Croatian): to interest; to be interested in, take an...

Definitions

  1. to interest; to be interested in, take an...

Ancestry of “zanimati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзанима́тьto borrow
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “zanimati”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian занима́ть →