Where does “побити” come from?

побити (Old Novgorodian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pobiti, from Serbo-Croatian biti, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

побити (Old Novgorodian): to beat

Definitions

  1. to beat

Ancestry of “побити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpobitito kill, slaughter; to refute, disprove; to fight
2Serbo-Croatianbitito be, to exist; Vrijeme je lijepo, a ja sam...
3Proto-Slavicbytito be
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →