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Where does “зашибить” come from?

зашибить (Russian) comes from Russian -шиби́ть, from Proto-Slavic šibati, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

зашибить (Russian): to bruise, to hurt; to drink hard, to hit the...

Definitions

  1. to bruise, to hurt; to drink hard, to hit the...

Ancestry of “зашибить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-шиби́ть—
2Proto-Slavicšibatito whip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
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