Where does “zaboleti” come from?

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

zaboleti (Serbo-Croatian): to hurt; to insult, hurt

Definitions

  1. to hurt; to insult, hurt

Ancestry of “zaboleti”, step by step

zaboleti 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 boleti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianboletito hurt, ache
2Proto-Slavic*bolě̀tito suffer, to be ill, sick
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →