Where does “zaplašiti” come from?

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

zaplašiti (Serbo-Croatian): to scare, frighten

Definitions

  1. to scare, frighten

Ancestry of “zaplašiti”, step by step

zaplašiti 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 plašiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplašitito frighten, scare; to be afraid, to be scared
2Proto-Slavicpolšitito scare
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →
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