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Where does “bivati” come from?

bivati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bivati (Serbo-Croatian): to be occasionally, happen, occur sometimes; to...

Definitions

  1. to be occasionally, happen, occur sometimes; to...

Ancestry of “bivati”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bivati”

  • zbivati
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