Where does “zapaziti” come from?

zapaziti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȁziti, from Proto-Slavic paziti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

zapaziti (Serbo-Croatian): to notice, observe, see

Definitions

  1. to notice, observe, see

Ancestry of “zapaziti”, step by step

zapaziti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pȁziti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁzitito beware, watch out, be careful
2Proto-Slavicpazitito oversee, to look after; to guard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic paziti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pȁziti →
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