Where does “набиваться” come from?
набиваться (Russian) comes from Russian набива́ть, from Russian наби́ть, 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.
набиваться (Russian): to crowd, to cram
Definitions
- to crowd, to cram
Ancestry of “набиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | набива́ть | to stuff (with), to pack (with), to fill (with) |
| 2 | Russian | наби́ть | to stuff, to pack, to fill |
| 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 |