Where does “zabít” come from?
zabít (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian zabiti, from Proto-Slavic *zabỳti, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
zabít (Czech): to kill
Ancestry of “zabít”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zabiti | to hammer in, pound in, drive in; to score; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *zabỳti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | byti | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “zabít”