Where does “bič” come from?
bič (Czech) comes from Old Czech bič, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.
bič (Czech): whip
Ancestry of “bič”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | bič | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bičь | whip |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰiH-ti̯o | — |