Where does “bát” come from?

bát (Czech) comes from Old Czech báti, from Proto-Slavic bàjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

bát (Czech): to be afraid, to fear

Definitions

  1. to be afraid, to fear

Ancestry of “bát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbátito be afraid of, to fear
2Proto-Slavicbàjatito tell
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “bát”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bàjati →
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