Where does “badacz” come from?
badacz (Polish) comes from Polish badać, from Proto-Slavic bādàti, from Proto-Slavic bosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.
badacz (Polish): researcher; explorer
Ancestry of “badacz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | badać | to research, to explore, to study |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bādàti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bosti | to stab, sting |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bestei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰh₂- | to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab |