Where does “zabr̀zati” come from?

zabr̀zati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian brzati, from Serbo-Croatian bȓz, from Proto-Slavic bъrzъ — fast, swift.

zabr̀zati (Serbo-Croatian): to headlong rush, fly into something, do something in haste (of making a conclusion, doing something etc.)

Definitions

  1. to headlong rush, fly into something, do something in haste (of making a conclusion, doing something etc.)

Ancestry of “zabr̀zati”, step by step

zabr̀zati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian brzati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrzatito hurry, to rush
2Serbo-Croatianbȓzfast
3Proto-Slavicbъrzъfast, swift

via Serbo-Croatian za

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

Words derived from “zabr̀zati

Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrzъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian bȓzEvery word from Serbo-Croatian brzati