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Where does “bavič” come from?

bavič (Czech) comes from Czech bavit, from Proto-Slavic baviti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu-eye-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bavič (Czech): entertainer

Definitions

  1. entertainer

Ancestry of “bavič”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbavitto entertain, to amuse; to talk, to converse
2Proto-Slavicbavitito linger; to engage in, to entertain; to...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰoHu-eye-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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