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Where does “разбити” come from?

разбити (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “разбити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianби̏тиto be
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “разбити”

  • разбој
  • разбијати
  • разбојник
  • разбојница
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