Where does “zagrizati” come from?

zagrizati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zàgristi, from Serbo-Croatian grȉsti, from Proto-Slavic gryzti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei.

zagrizati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of zàgristi

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of zàgristi

Ancestry of “zagrizati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzàgristito bite at/into, take a bite of
2Serbo-Croatiangrȉstito bite, gnaw, nibble
3Proto-Slavicgryztito gnaw
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgrūˀźtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic gryzti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian grȉsti →
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