Where does “zaboga” come from?

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

zaboga (Serbo-Croatian): for goodness' sake!

Definitions

  1. for goodness' sake!

Ancestry of “zaboga”, step by step

zaboga 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 bȏg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȏggod
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →