Where does “пробиться” come from?
пробиться (Russian) comes from Russian пробить, from Proto-Slavic probiti, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
пробиться (Russian): to fight/force/make one's way through, to break/win/strike through
Definitions
- to fight/force/make one's way through, to break/win/strike through
Ancestry of “пробиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пробить | to punch out; to pierce, to go; to break |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | probiti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |