Where does “zabundati” come from?

zabundati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bunda, from Hungarian bunda, from Old Hungarian bonta — black-and-white striped or spotted.

zabundati (Serbo-Croatian): to warm up well against the cold

Definitions

  1. to warm up well against the cold

Ancestry of “zabundati”, step by step

zabundati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bunda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbundacoat
2Hungarianbundafur; fur coat; bribe
3Old Hungarianbontablack-and-white striped or spotted

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Old Hungarian bonta →Every word from Hungarian bunda →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bunda →