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

  1. to kill; to refute; to fight

Ancestry of “побити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбитиto be; to exist; to be, appear
2Proto-Slavicbytito be
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →