Where does “zavisiti” come from?

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

zavisiti (Serbo-Croatian): to depend

Definitions

  1. to depend

Ancestry of “zavisiti”, step by step

zavisiti 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 visiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvisitito hang, be suspended; to loiter, hang out
2Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →
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