Where does “zanimljiv” come from?

zanimljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zanimati, from Russian занима́ть, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

zanimljiv (Serbo-Croatian): interesting

Definitions

  1. interesting

Ancestry of “zanimljiv”, step by step

zanimljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zanimati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzanimatito interest; to be interested in, take an...
2Russianзанима́тьto borrow
3Russianза́-behind, beyond
4Proto-Slavicza-for

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—

Words derived from “zanimljiv”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian занима́ть →