Etymology of zabyt'

[Frank J Miller]

I would think that that the "za" in _zapomnit_ 
indicates "fixating, or "making permanent" as in 
_zapisat'_, _zafiksirovat'_ , whereas the "za" in 
_zapamjatovat'_ (to forget) indicates "something 
beyond the reach of (retrievable) memory, 
analagous to the corresponding Polish verb.

FMiller




>Ruby J. Jones wrote:
>
>>If you look at the usage of the 'za-' meaning 
>>"directionality of action, movement beyond some 
>>kind of limits (or boundary), somewhere far 
>>away" (Ìýԕý’ÎÂÌÌÓÒÚ¸ ”ÂÈÒڒËþ, ”’ËÊÂÌËþ Áý 
>>ÍýÍËÂ-Î. ԕ”ÂΚ, Í۔ý-Î. ”ýÎÂÍÓ--  ÅÓθ¯ÓÈ 
>>ÚÓÎÍӒšÈ ÒÎӒý•¸ •ÛÒÒÍÓ“Ó þÁšÍý), you can make 
>>a case for the knowledge still being in your 
>>brain, but somewhere far away from you 
>>conscious control, and therefore not 
>>retrievable.
>>
>
>       Cf. the Polish verb for "forget" - 
>zapomniec' - (not to be confused with Russian 
>_zapomnit'_), which also seems to suggest 
>something beyond the reach of (retrievable) 
>memory.
>
>Bob Rothstein
>
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