Where does “битьё” come from?
битьё (Russian) comes from Russian бить, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
битьё (Russian): beating
Ancestry of “битьё”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | бить | to beat; бить в ладо́ши ― bitʹ v ladóši ― to clap... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |