Where does “бодряга” come from?

бодряга (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бо́дър, 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.

Ancestry of “бодряга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбо́дърlively, fresh, alert, buoyant, jaunty, spry, cheerful, jolly
2Russianбо́дрыйcheerful
3Old East Slavicбъдръ—
4Proto-Slavicbъ̀drъalert, cheerful
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbudras—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰrosalert, aware
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰros →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic budras →
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