Where does “izbi” come from?

izbi (Romanian) 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.

izbi (Romanian): to knock, hit, strike

Definitions

  1. to knock, hit, strike

Ancestry of “izbi”, 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

Words derived from “izbi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →
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