Where does “забиљежити” come from?

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

забиљежити (Serbo-Croatian): to record, note, make a note

Definitions

  1. to record, note, make a note

Ancestry of “забиљежити”, step by step

забиљежити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Serbo-Croatian биљежити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбиљежитиto note, make a note, record
Every word from Proto-Slavic zaEvery word from Serbo-Croatian за