Where does “добиваться” come from?
добиваться (Russian) comes from Russian добивать, 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.
добиваться (Russian): to (try to) achieve, to attain, to get, to reach
Definitions
- to (try to) achieve, to attain, to get, to reach
Ancestry of “добиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | добивать | to kill off, to finish off; to crush completely,... |
| 2 | Russian | доби́ть | to kill off, to finish off |
| 3 | Russian | бить | to beat; бить в ладо́ши ― bitʹ v ladóši ― to clap... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |