Where does “збивати” come from?

збивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian збити, from Serbo-Croatian би̏ти, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

збивати (Serbo-Croatian): to happen, occur

Definitions

  1. to happen, occur

Ancestry of “збивати”, step by step

збивати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian збити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзбитиto crowd together, jam, pile together, round up;...
2Serbo-Croatianби̏тиto be
3Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Serbo-Croatian би́вати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianби́ватиto be from time to time, happen, occur sometimes
2Proto-Slavicbyvatito be, to occur
3Proto-Slavicbytito be
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →
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