Where does “zaudarati” come from?

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

zaudarati (Serbo-Croatian): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “zaudarati”, step by step

zaudarati 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 udarati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianudaratito strike, hit; to strike sth; to hurt oneself
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →