Where does “перебиваться” come from?

перебиваться (Russian) comes from Russian перебива́ть, from Russian перебить, from Russian пере-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.

перебиваться (Russian): to break, to shatter of all or many things

Definitions

  1. to break, to shatter of all or many things

Ancestry of “перебиваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianперебива́ть
2Russianперебитьto interrupt, to break; to kill, to slaughter, to...
3Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
4Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
5Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
6Proto-Slavic*profor
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró