Where does “pětiboj” come from?

pětiboj (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.

pětiboj (Czech): pentathlon

Definitions

  1. pentathlon

Ancestry of “pětiboj”, step by step

pětiboj 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 Ancient Greek πένταθλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπένταθλονthe contest of the five exercises, pentathlon
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pětiboj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →