Where does “избитие” come from?

избитие (Old East Slavic) comes from Serbo-Croatian избити, from Serbo-Croatian би̏ти, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

избитие (Old East Slavic): slaughter, massacre

Definitions

  1. slaughter, massacre

Ancestry of “избитие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianизбитиto knock out; to beat, trash; to break out,...
2Serbo-Croatianби̏тиto be
3Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →