Where does “бо́дър” come from?

бо́дър (Bulgarian) comes from Russian бо́дрый, from Old East Slavic бъдръ, from Proto-Slavic bъ̀drъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic budras, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰros, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

бо́дър (Bulgarian): lively, fresh, alert, buoyant, jaunty, spry, cheerful, jolly

Definitions

  1. lively, fresh, alert, buoyant, jaunty, spry, cheerful, jolly

Ancestry of “бо́дър”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбо́дрыйcheerful
2Old East Slavicбъдръ—
3Proto-Slavicbъ̀drъalert, cheerful
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbudras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰrosalert, aware
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “бо́дър”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰros →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic budras →