Where does “sedmiboj” come from?

sedmiboj (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.

sedmiboj (Czech): heptathlon

Definitions

  1. heptathlon

Ancestry of “sedmiboj”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sedmiboj”

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