Where does “zabŕljati” come from?

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

zabŕljati (Serbo-Croatian): to smudge face when eating of children

Definitions

  1. to smudge face when eating of children

Ancestry of “zabŕljati”, step by step

zabŕljati 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 brljati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrljatito make dirty or soiled; to stir muck; to awkwardly shuffle, muddle, mess up; to work incompetently; to spoil while working, muck up, botch up

Words derived from “zabŕljati”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →