Where does “колбасить” come from?

колбасить (Russian) comes from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

колбасить (Russian): to do something intensively - to hit, to beat, to strike; to knock; to work (hard), to work one's ass off; to move, to walk (a long distance); to play an instrument; to shake; to fall (of rain or snow) replaces a number of verbs

Definitions

  1. to do something intensively - to hit, to beat, to strike; to knock; to work (hard), to work one's ass off; to move, to walk (a long distance); to play an instrument; to shake; to fall (of rain or snow) replaces a number of verbs

Ancestry of “колбасить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́ть
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti
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