Where does “bać” come from?

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

bać (Polish): to fear, to be afraid of

Definitions

  1. to fear, to be afraid of

Ancestry of “bać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbojàtito fear, to be afraid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojàti →
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