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Where does “шибко” come from?

шибко (Russian) comes from Russian ши́бкий, from Proto-Slavic *šȋbъkъ, from Proto-Slavic šibati, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

шибко (Russian): fast, quickly; hard, much

Definitions

  1. fast, quickly; hard, much

Ancestry of “шибко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianши́бкий—
2Proto-Slavic*šȋbъkъ—
3Proto-Slavicšibatito whip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
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