Where does “zapostaviti” come from?

zapostaviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian postaviti, from Serbo-Croatian staviti, from Proto-Slavic stàviti — to place, put.

zapostaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to neglect, disregard

Definitions

  1. to neglect, disregard

Ancestry of “zapostaviti”, step by step

zapostaviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian postaviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpostavitito put, place, set; to appoint, name
2Serbo-Croatianstavitito put, place; to put on, wear
3Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic stàviti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian staviti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian postaviti →