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Where does “zbyth” come from?

zbyth (Albanian) comes from Albanian bythë, from Proto-Albanian būtsā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

zbyth (Albanian): beat off, repel, repulse, move back

Definitions

  1. beat off, repel, repulse, move back

Ancestry of “zbyth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbythëass, butt
2Proto-Albanianbūtsā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “zbyth”

  • zbythem
  • zbythje
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