Where does “zavući” come from?

zavući (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vući, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

zavući (Serbo-Croatian): to put; to protract, delay, drag out; to creep,...

Definitions

  1. to put; to protract, delay, drag out; to creep,...

Ancestry of “zavući”, step by step

zavući traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vući

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvućito drag, draw, pull; to tow, tug; to train
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vući →
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