Where does “boli” come from?
boli (Polish) comes from Polish boleć, from Middle High German bolz, from Old High German bolz, from Proto-Germanic *bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.
boli (Polish): third-person singular present of boleć
Definitions
- third-person singular present of boleć
Ancestry of “boli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | boleć | to hurt; to worry, to be sad, to suffer |
| 2 | Middle High German | bolz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bolz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bolt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |