Where does “zabrtvljivati” come from?

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

zabrtvljivati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of zàbrtviti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of zàbrtviti

Ancestry of “zabrtvljivati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzàbrtvitito seal off, clog
2Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zàbrtviti →