Where does “zapušiti” come from?

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

zapušiti (Serbo-Croatian): to light up, have a smoke; to bottle up, bung,...

Definitions

  1. to light up, have a smoke; to bottle up, bung,...

Ancestry of “zapušiti”, step by step

zapušiti 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 pušiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpušitito smoke; to emit smoke; to be piping hot, to...
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