Where does “бега́ч” come from?

бега́ч (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бягам, from Old Church Slavonic бѣгати, from Serbo-Croatian begati, from Proto-Slavic *běgati.

бега́ч (Bulgarian): runner, racer

Definitions

  1. runner, racer

Ancestry of “бега́ч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбягамto run; to run away, to flee; to rush, to hurry
2Old Church Slavonicбѣгатиto run, to flee
3Serbo-Croatianbegatito flee
4Proto-Slavic*běgati—

Words derived from “бега́ч”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *běgati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian begati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic бѣгати →