Where does “zauzimati” come from?

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

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

zauzimati 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 uzimati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuzimatito take
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →