Where does “zatalasati” come from?

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

zatalasati (Serbo-Croatian): to agitate, ruffle

Definitions

  1. to agitate, ruffle

Ancestry of “zatalasati”, step by step

zatalasati 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 talasati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantalasatito ruffle, agitate, churn up; to be agitated, be...
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