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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

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “zabít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzabitito hammer in, pound in, drive in; to score; to...
2Proto-Slavic*zabỳti—
3Proto-Slavicbytito be
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “zabít”

  • zabiják
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