Where does “bojaźliwy” come from?

bojaźliwy (Polish) comes from Polish bojaźń, from Proto-Slavic bojaznь, from Proto-Slavic bojati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bajāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂-eh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bojaźliwy (Polish): chicken-hearted, chicken-livered, nesh, pusillanimous, spooky, timorous

Definitions

  1. chicken-hearted, chicken-livered, nesh, pusillanimous, spooky, timorous

Ancestry of “bojaźliwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbojaźńfear
2Proto-Slavicbojaznьfear, anxiety
3Proto-Slavicbojatito fear, to be afraid
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbajāˀteito fear, to be afraid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂-eh₂-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bojaźliwy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂-eh₂-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bajāˀtei →