Where does “разбојник” come from?

разбојник (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.

разбојник (Serbo-Croatian): outlaw, bandit

Definitions

  1. outlaw, bandit

Ancestry of “разбојник”, 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

Words derived from “разбојник”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →
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