Where does “běžaś” come from?

běžaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

běžaś (Lower Sorbian): to flow; to run

Definitions

  1. to flow; to run

Ancestry of “běžaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicběžatito run, escape
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbēˀgjā́ˀteito run, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-tiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei