Where does “губя” come from?

губя (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic gubiti, from Proto-Slavic gybnǫti.

губя (Bulgarian): to lose to cause something to cease to be in one's possession or capability

Definitions

  1. to lose to cause something to cease to be in one's possession or capability

Ancestry of “губя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgubitito destroy
2Proto-Slavicgybnǫti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic gybnǫti →Every word from Proto-Slavic gubiti →
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