Where does “запрљати” come from?
запрљати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).
запрљати (Serbo-Croatian): to dirty, soil
Definitions
- to dirty, soil
Ancestry of “запрљати”, step by step
запрљати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian за
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | за | for; behind, in back of, at; during |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | za | behind, after (stationary) |
via Serbo-Croatian прљати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | прљати | to dirty, soil; to stain, sully, besmirch |