Where does “бодеж” come from?
бодеж (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian боде, from Proto-Slavic bosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.
бодеж (Macedonian): dagger; sting
Ancestry of “бодеж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | боде | to stab |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bosti | to stab, sting |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bestei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰh₂- | to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab |