Where does “prebiti” come from?

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

prebiti (Serbo-Croatian): to beat up; to settle; to break

Definitions

  1. to beat up; to settle; to break

Ancestry of “prebiti”, step by step

prebiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene bíti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenebítito be; to beat
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Proto-Slavic *perbiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*perbiti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →