Where does “započeti” come from?

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

započeti (Serbo-Croatian): to start, begin, commence

Definitions

  1. to start, begin, commence

Ancestry of “započeti”, step by step

započeti 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 početi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpočetito begin, start, commence
2Proto-Slavic*počętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →
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