Where does “бода” come from?

бода (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic bodati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

бода (Bulgarian): to prick, to sting, to stab to pierce or wound with a sharp point

Definitions

  1. to prick, to sting, to stab to pierce or wound with a sharp point

Ancestry of “бода”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbodatito stab, sting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bodati →