Where does “убы́точный” come from?
убы́точный (Russian) comes from Russian убы́ток, 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.
убы́точный (Russian): unprofitable, disadvantageous
Definitions
- unprofitable, disadvantageous
Ancestry of “убы́точный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | убы́ток | loss, damage negative result on balance |
| 2 | Russian | убы́ть | to diminish, to decrease; (water) to become lower, to subside, to go down; (moon) to wane, to be on the wane |
| 3 | Russian | быть | to be |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | бꙑти | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *byti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |