Where does “би́я” come from?

би́я (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic бити, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

би́я (Bulgarian): to fight, to beat

Definitions

  1. to fight, to beat

Ancestry of “би́я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбитиto beat; to hit
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “би́я”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →
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