Where does “zastava” come from?

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

zastava (Serbo-Croatian): flag

Definitions

  1. flag

Ancestry of “zastava”, step by step

zastava 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 štaviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianštavitito tan
2Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put

Words derived from “zastava”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →