Where does “sàbiti” come from?
sàbiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ša, from Serbo-Croatian šta, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
sàbiti (Serbo-Croatian): to compress, condense (reduce volume in a technical process, e.g. air, cans)
Definitions
- to compress, condense (reduce volume in a technical process, e.g. air, cans)
Ancestry of “sàbiti”, step by step
sàbiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian ša
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ša | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | šta | what |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |