Where does “побѣдити” come from?

побѣдити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

побѣдити (Old Church Slavonic): to win

Definitions

  1. to win

Ancestry of “побѣдити”, step by step

побѣдити traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Proto-Slavic *poběditi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*poběditi—
2Proto-Slavic*běditito persuade, to coerce

via Old Church Slavonic бѣдити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбѣдитиto persuade

Words derived from “побѣдити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →