Where does “загубить” come from?

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

загубить (Russian): to ruin; to waste, to ruin, to destroy

Definitions

  1. to ruin; to waste, to ruin, to destroy

Ancestry of “загубить”, step by step

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