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Where does “зајебати” come from?

зајебати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian јебати, from Proto-Slavic jebati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jebtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yébʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.

зајебати (Serbo-Croatian): to screw up, mess up, blow it

Definitions

  1. to screw up, mess up, blow it

Ancestry of “зајебати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianјебатиto fuck; to have sexual relationships with...
2Proto-SlavicjebatiAlternative form of *jěbàti
3Proto-Balto-Slavicjebteito copulate, fuck
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yébʰetito copulate, to fuck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex
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