Where does “habit” come from?

habit (Albanian) comes from Proto-Slavic xabiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skāˀb-.

habit (Albanian): I surprise; I astonish; I distract, confuse

Definitions

  1. I surprise; I astonish; I distract, confuse

Ancestry of “habit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxabitito spoil; to waste
2Proto-Balto-Slavicskāˀb-—

Words derived from “habit”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skāˀb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xabiti →
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