Where does “zareći” come from?

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

zareći (Serbo-Croatian): to vow

Definitions

  1. to vow

Ancestry of “zareći”, step by step

zareći 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 reći

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrećito say; to tell; to utter
2Proto-Slavicreťito say
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →