Where does “nezanimljiv” come from?

nezanimljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zanimljiv, from Serbo-Croatian zanimati, from Russian занима́ть, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

nezanimljiv (Serbo-Croatian): uninteresting

Definitions

  1. uninteresting

Ancestry of “nezanimljiv”, step by step

nezanimljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zanimljiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzanimljivinteresting
2Serbo-Croatianzanimatito interest; to be interested in, take an...
3Russianзанима́тьto borrow
4Russianза́-behind, beyond
5Proto-Slavicza-for

via Serbo-Croatian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian занима́ть →