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
Ancestry of “zabrinuti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | brinuti | to worry; to care; to take care |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | brȉga | — |
| 3 | Italian | briga | trouble, bother; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |