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Where does “гыбель” come from?

гыбель (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic gybělь, from Proto-Slavic gybnǫti.

Ancestry of “гыбель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgybělьdestruction, loss, doom
2Proto-Slavicgybnǫti—

Words derived from “гыбель”

  • гибельный
  • ги́бель
  • kiipeli
Every word from Proto-Slavic gybnǫti →