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Where does “bodat” come from?

bodat (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic bodati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bodat (Czech): to stab; to sting

Definitions

  1. to stab; to sting

Ancestry of “bodat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbodatito stab, sting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “bodat”

  • vybodnout
  • bodnout
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