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Where does “zauzimati” come from?

zauzimati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian za, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after; in , during; for, in exchange for,...

zauzimati (Serbo-Croatian): to capture, seize; to occupy, take possession of;...

Definitions

  1. to capture, seize; to occupy, take possession of;...

Ancestry of “zauzimati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after; in , during; for, in exchange for,...
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