Where does “бежанин” come from?

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

бежанин (Bulgarian): refugee a person who flees a dangerous place

Definitions

  1. refugee a person who flees a dangerous place

Ancestry of “бежанин”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *běgati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian begati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic бѣгати →