Where does “кокилобегач” come from?

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

кокилобегач (Bulgarian): stilt-runner

Definitions

  1. stilt-runner

Ancestry of “кокилобегач”, step by step

кокилобегач traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian бега́ч

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбега́чrunner, racer
2Bulgarianбягамto run; to run away, to flee; to rush, to hurry
3Old Church Slavonicбѣгатиto run, to flee
4Serbo-Croatianbegatito flee
5Proto-Slavic*běgati—

via Bulgarian коки́ли

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкоки́ли—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *běgati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian begati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic бѣгати →