Where does “razbibriga” come from?

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

razbibriga (Serbo-Croatian): pastime, hobby, diversion

Definitions

  1. pastime, hobby, diversion

Ancestry of “razbibriga”, step by step

razbibriga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ràzbiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianràzbitito break, smash, crack, shatter
2Serbo-Croatianbȉtito be
3Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Serbo-Croatian brȉga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrȉgaworry, concern
2Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →