Where does “krupobití” come from?
krupobití (Czech) comes from Czech kroupa, from Faroese krúpa, from Proto-Slavic krupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European krowp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
krupobití (Czech): hail storm
Definitions
- hail storm
Ancestry of “krupobití”, step by step
krupobití traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech kroupa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kroupa | hulled grain; hailstone |
| 2 | Faroese | krúpa | to creep |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krupa | grainy substance, groats, hail |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kraupāˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krowp-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
via Czech bití
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | bití | verbal noun of bít; beating, battering; animate... |