Where does “zlopatiti” come from?

zlopatiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zȁo, from Proto-Slavic žalь, from Proto-Slavic žělь.

zlopatiti (Serbo-Croatian): colloquial, have a difficult life, live a hard...

Definitions

  1. colloquial, have a difficult life, live a hard...

Ancestry of “zlopatiti”, step by step

zlopatiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zȁo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzȁo—
2Proto-Slavicžalьburial monument; regret, sorrow
3Proto-Slavicžělь—

via Serbo-Croatian pȁtiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁtitito suffer (pain, illness, torment etc.)
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Slavic žělь →Every word from Proto-Slavic žalь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zȁo →