Where does “pozabiti” come from?

pozabiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zabiti, from Proto-Slavic *zabỳti, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

pozabiti (Serbo-Croatian): to forget

Definitions

  1. to forget

Ancestry of “pozabiti”, step by step

pozabiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zabiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzabitito hammer in, pound in, drive in; to score; to...
2Proto-Slavic*zabỳtito forget
3Proto-Slavicbytito be
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →