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

зајебати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian јебати

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

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yébʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jebtei →