Where does “zabubavati” come from?

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

zabubavati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of zabúbati

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of zabúbati

Ancestry of “zabubavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzabúbatito carry away while studying
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 zabúbati →