Where does “bojechtivý” come from?

bojechtivý (Czech) comes from Czech boj, from Old Czech boj, from Proto-Slavic bojь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bojechtivý (Czech): bellicose, combative

Definitions

  1. bellicose, combative

Ancestry of “bojechtivý”, step by step

bojechtivý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech boj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbojfight; second-person singular imperative of bát
2Old Czechbojfight
3Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Czech chtivý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchtivýgreedy
2Proto-Slavic*xъtivъjь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →
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