Where does “zabrinuti” come from?

zabrinuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian brinuti, from Serbo-Croatian brȉga, from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

zabrinuti (Serbo-Croatian): to worry, upset

Definitions

  1. to worry, upset

Ancestry of “zabrinuti”, step by step

zabrinuti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian brinuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrinutito worry; to care; to take care
2Serbo-Croatianbrȉgaworry, concern
3Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Italian briga →