Where does “zabosti” come from?

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

zabosti (Serbo-Croatian): to stick, drive

Definitions

  1. to stick, drive

Ancestry of “zabosti”, step by step

zabosti 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 bȍsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȍstito stab
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →