Where does “zaostati” come from?

zaostati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ostati, from Serbo-Croatian stȁti, from Serbo-Croatian stàjati, from Proto-Slavic stojati, from Proto-Slavic stojěti, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

zaostati (Serbo-Croatian): to fall behind, lag, drop back

Definitions

  1. to fall behind, lag, drop back

Ancestry of “zaostati”, step by step

zaostati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ostati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianostatito stay, remain
2Serbo-Croatianstȁtito stand
3Serbo-Croatianstàjatito stand
4Proto-Slavicstojatito stand
5Proto-Slavicstojěti
6Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
7Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ětiEvery word from Proto-Slavic stojěti