Where does “побити” come from?
побити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бити, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
побити (Serbo-Croatian): to kill; to refute; to fight
Definitions
- to kill; to refute; to fight
Ancestry of “побити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | бити | to be; to exist; to be, appear |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | byti | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |