Where does “зача̀хурити” come from?

зача̀хурити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian чахурити, from Serbo-Croatian ча̀хура — cocoon.

зача̀хурити (Serbo-Croatian): to cocoon also figuratively

Definitions

  1. to cocoon also figuratively

Ancestry of “зача̀хурити”, step by step

зача̀хурити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian чахурити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчахуритиto cocoon oneself
2Serbo-Croatianча̀хураcocoon

via Serbo-Croatian за

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

Words derived from “зача̀хурити”

Every word from Serbo-Croatian ча̀хура →Every word from Serbo-Croatian чахурити →