Where does “разбијати” come from?

разбијати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ра̀збити, 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.

разбијати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of ра̀збити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of ра̀збити

Ancestry of “разбијати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianра̀збитиto break, smash, crack
2Serbo-Croatianби̏тиto be
3Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →