Where does “završiti” come from?

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

završiti (Serbo-Croatian): to end, end up, wind up; to finish, complete; to...

Definitions

  1. to end, end up, wind up; to finish, complete; to...

Ancestry of “završiti”, step by step

završiti 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 vršiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvršitito do, perform
2Proto-Slavicvьršitito top out
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →