Where does “вбивать” come from?

вбивать (Russian) comes from Russian вбить, 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.

вбивать (Russian): to drive in, to hammer in (also figuratively)

Definitions

  1. to drive in, to hammer in (also figuratively)

Ancestry of “вбивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвбитьto drive in, to hammer in (also figuratively)
2Russianбитьto beat; бить в ладо́ши ― bitʹ v ladóši ― to clap...
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 →