Where does “забундати” come from?

забундати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бунда, from Hungarian bunda, from Old Hungarian bonta — black-and-white striped or spotted.

забундати (Serbo-Croatian): to warm up well against the cold

Definitions

  1. to warm up well against the cold

Ancestry of “забундати”, step by step

забундати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian бунда

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбундаcoat
2Hungarianbundafur; fur coat; bribe
3Old Hungarianbontablack-and-white striped or spotted

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Old Hungarian bonta →Every word from Hungarian bunda →Every word from Serbo-Croatian бунда →