Where does “вышибала” come from?

вышибала (Russian) comes from Russian вышиба́ть, from Russian вы́шибить, from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

вышибала (Russian): bouncer, gatekeeper

Definitions

  1. bouncer, gatekeeper

Ancestry of “вышибала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвышиба́тьto knock out, to break in
2Russianвы́шибитьto knock out, to break in
3Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
4Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
5Proto-Slavicvy-out
6Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →