Where does “зацакљивати” come from?
зацакљивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian заца̀клити, from Serbo-Croatian цаклити, from Serbo-Croatian ца̀кло, from Serbo-Croatian стакло, from Proto-Slavic stьklo, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃, from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz — to be sharp; to sting.
зацакљивати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of заца̀клити
Definitions
- imperfective form of заца̀клити
Ancestry of “зацакљивати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | заца̀клити | to begin to shine, glisten |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | цаклити | to polish, enamel; to shine, glister |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | ца̀кло | glass |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | стакло | glass; shards; glass pieces |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | stьklo | glass |
| 6 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 | beaker, chalice, goblet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stiklaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stikiz | a sticking, prick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |