Where does “zabuljiti” come from?

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

zabuljiti (Serbo-Croatian): to stare intently or for very long at something...

Definitions

  1. to stare intently or for very long at something...

Ancestry of “zabuljiti”, step by step

zabuljiti 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 buljiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbuljitito stare, gape; to waste time watching something...
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