Where does “obadać” come from?

obadać (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.

obadać (Polish): to suss out

Definitions

  1. to suss out

Ancestry of “obadać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbadaćto research, to explore, to study
2Proto-Slavicbādàtito prick
3Proto-Slavicbostito stab, sting
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbestei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bosti →