Where does “razbojstvo” come from?

razbojstvo (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.

razbojstvo (Serbo-Croatian): robbery

Definitions

  1. robbery

Ancestry of “razbojstvo”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →