Where does “zaškubat” come from?

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

zaškubat (Czech): to tug, to yank, to pull

Definitions

  1. to tug, to yank, to pull

Ancestry of “zaškubat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechškubatto pluck to remove feathers from a bird
2Lithuanianskustito shave; masculine plural nominative form of...
3Proto-Slavicskutito pluck; to pull, to tug
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skuti →Every word from Lithuanian skusti →