Where does “zavoljeti” come from?

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

zavoljeti (Serbo-Croatian): to get to like/love somebody or something; to...

Definitions

  1. to get to like/love somebody or something; to...

Ancestry of “zavoljeti”, step by step

zavoljeti 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 voljeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvoljetito love; to like
2Serbo-Croatianvoletito love; to like
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →