Where does “badać” come from?

badać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic bādàti, from Proto-Slavic bosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

badać (Polish): to research, to explore, to study

Definitions

  1. to research, to explore, to study

Ancestry of “badać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbādàtito prick
2Proto-Slavicbostito stab, sting
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbestei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “badać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bosti →