Where does “bodavý” come from?

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

bodavý (Czech): stinging, biting

Definitions

  1. stinging, biting

Ancestry of “bodavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbodatto stab; to sting
2Proto-Slavicbodatito stab, sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bodati →Every word from Czech bodat →