Where does “zabilježiti” come from?

zabilježiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian za, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

zabilježiti (Serbo-Croatian): to record, note, make a note

Definitions

  1. to record, note, make a note

Ancestry of “zabilježiti”, step by step

zabilježiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian za

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

via Serbo-Croatian bilježiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbilježitito note, make a note, record
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →