Where does “добивать” come from?
добивать (Russian) comes from Russian доби́ть, 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.
добивать (Russian): to kill off, to finish off; to crush completely,...
Definitions
- to kill off, to finish off; to crush completely,...
Ancestry of “добивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | доби́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | бить | to beat; бить в ладо́ши ― bitʹ v ladóši ― to clap... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |