Where does “pětibojařka” come from?

pětibojařka (Czech) comes from Czech pětibojař, from Czech pětiboj, 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.

pětibojařka (Czech): female pentathlete

Definitions

  1. female pentathlete

Ancestry of “pětibojařka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpětibojařpentathlete
2Czechpětibojpentathlon
3Czechbojfight; second-person singular imperative of bát
4Old Czechbojfight
5Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →