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Where does “боꙗринъ” come from?

боꙗринъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic болꙗринъ, from Proto-Slavic bojь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

Ancestry of “боꙗринъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicболꙗринъaristocrat, nobleman, boyar
2Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “боꙗринъ”

  • boyar
  • боя́ре
  • боя́рин
  • бояре
  • boyard
  • Bojar
  • boiardo
  • pajari
  • bojár
  • באָיאַרין
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