Where does “убы́ток” come from?

убы́ток (Russian) comes from Russian убы́ть, from Russian быть, from Old East Slavic бꙑти, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

убы́ток (Russian): loss, damage negative result on balance

Definitions

  1. loss, damage negative result on balance

Ancestry of “убы́ток”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianубы́тьto diminish, to decrease; (water) to become lower, to subside, to go down; (moon) to wane, to be on the wane
2Russianбытьto be
3Old East Slavicбꙑтиto be
4Proto-Slavic*byti—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “убы́ток”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *byti →