Where does “zajebavati” come from?

zajebavati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zajèbati, from Serbo-Croatian jebati, from Proto-Slavic *jetì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jebtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yébʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.

zajebavati (Serbo-Croatian): to tease, fuck around, jerk around; to joke, jest

Definitions

  1. to tease, fuck around, jerk around; to joke, jest

Ancestry of “zajebavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzajèbatito screw up, mess up, blow it
2Serbo-Croatianjebatito fuck; to have sexual relationships with...
3Proto-Slavic*jetì—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicjebteito copulate, fuck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yébʰetito copulate, to fuck
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yébʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jebtei →