Where does “zauzeti” come from?

zauzeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ùzēti, from Proto-Slavic vъzęti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

zauzeti (Serbo-Croatian): to take over, capture, seize; to occupy, take...

Definitions

  1. to take over, capture, seize; to occupy, take...

Ancestry of “zauzeti”, step by step

zauzeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ùzēti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianùzētito take (grasp with hands)
2Proto-Slavicvъzętito take
3Proto-Slavicętito take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →