Where does “zabiť” come from?

zabiť (Slovak) comes from Slovak biť, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

zabiť (Slovak): to kill, to murder, to slay

Definitions

  1. to kill, to murder, to slay

Ancestry of “zabiť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakbiťto beat, to hit, to strike
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-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 →