Where does “zaroktati” come from?

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

zaroktati (Serbo-Croatian): to start grunting; to utter a grunt

Definitions

  1. to start grunting; to utter a grunt

Ancestry of “zaroktati”, step by step

zaroktati 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 roktati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianroktatito grunt
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →