Where does “погубить” come from?

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

погубить (Russian): to wreck, to destroy, to ruin; to kill; to waste

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “погубить”, 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 →