Where does “снебивати” come from?
снебивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian би́вати, from Serbo-Croatian bivati, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
снебивати (Serbo-Croatian): to excessively or falsely marvel or be shocked
Definitions
- to excessively or falsely marvel or be shocked
Ancestry of “снебивати”, step by step
снебивати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian би́вати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | би́вати | to be from time to time, happen, occur sometimes |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | bivati | to be occasionally, happen, occur sometimes; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |