Where does “zbiti” come from?
zbiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian s, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
zbiti (Serbo-Croatian): to crowd together, jam, pile together, round up;...
Definitions
- to crowd together, jam, pile together, round up;...
Ancestry of “zbiti”, step by step
zbiti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | s | with, together with, along with; from, off;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Serbo-Croatian bȉti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bȉti | to be |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
via Serbo-Croatian z
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | z | with; from, out of |