Where does “zaviđati” come from?

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

zaviđati (Serbo-Croatian): to envy

Definitions

  1. to envy

Ancestry of “zaviđati”, step by step

zaviđati 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 viđati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianviđatito keep seeing somebody or something; to keep...
2Serbo-Croatianvȋdeyesight
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →