Where does “zabrujati” come from?

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

zabrujati (Serbo-Croatian): to begin to drone, hum, sizzle

Definitions

  1. to begin to drone, hum, sizzle

Ancestry of “zabrujati”, step by step

zabrujati 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 brujati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrujatito drone, hum, sizzle, hiss
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →