Etymology Explorer › Russian

Where does “губительный” come from?

губительный (Russian) comes from Russian губи́ть, from Proto-Slavic gubiti, from Proto-Slavic gybnǫti.

губительный (Russian): baneful, pernicious, ruinous, disastrous,...

Definitions

  1. baneful, pernicious, ruinous, disastrous,...

Ancestry of “губительный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгуби́тьto wreck
2Proto-Slavicgubitito destroy
3Proto-Slavicgybnǫti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic gybnǫti →