Where does “bójaś” come from?

bójaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic bojàti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bójaś (Lower Sorbian): to fear, be afraid of; to fear for, be afraid for

Definitions

  1. to fear, be afraid of; to fear for, be afraid for

Ancestry of “bójaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbojàtito fear, to be afraid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojàti →