Re: [tied] slavic "za"

As a preposition, <za> may mean 'after, behind (with a locative); for, instead of (with an accusative)', and probably other language-specific things as well. As a verb prefix, it usually conveys the sense of finishing an action, completing or fulfilling something, or reaching an aim, but sometimes also starting an activity.

Slavic *za is related to East Baltic *(a-)z^o:, probably from *g^Ho: .

Piotr

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Subject: [tied] slavic "za"


> which is in fact role of slavic "za" in the sentence?
> Is there just playing the role of " for" or has more functions?
> I see a difference in the south slavic since the "za" looks like the
> Rom. "s?uot; in making conjunctive.
> Since in Bg: haide za igrat= let begin to play, in rom" haide sa jucam"
> in Serbian za plakat= begin to cry.interesting here the word "plakat"
> If the slavic lost the nasal, then here we should have an "plankat"
> which is looking like Rom. pl? ( g= sonorisation of k).
>
> Opps.. I just wanted to know which are the semantic functions of slavic
> "za" in generaly and which is the etymology of this one.
>
> I could find some informations here, maybe there is something more:
>
> http://www.unc.edu/depts/seelrc/stephen_dickey_abstract.htm
> Alex