Where does “pobiti” come from?
pobiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian biti, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
pobiti (Serbo-Croatian): to kill, slaughter; to refute, disprove; to fight
Definitions
- to kill, slaughter; to refute, disprove; to fight
Ancestry of “pobiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | biti | to be, to exist; Vrijeme je lijepo, a ja sam... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | byti | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |