Where does “škubat” come from?

škubat (Czech) comes from Lithuanian skusti, from Proto-Slavic skuti, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

škubat (Czech): to pluck to remove feathers from a bird

Definitions

  1. to pluck to remove feathers from a bird

Ancestry of “škubat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianskustito shave; masculine plural nominative form of...
2Proto-Slavicskutito pluck; to pull, to tug
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “škubat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skuti →Every word from Lithuanian skusti →