Where does “zaprljati” come from?

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

zaprljati (Serbo-Croatian): to dirty, soil

Definitions

  1. to dirty, soil

Ancestry of “zaprljati”, step by step

zaprljati 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 prljati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprljatito dirty, stain, soil; to stain, sully, besmirch
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian za →