Where does “běžàti” come from?
běžàti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.
Ancestry of “běžàti”, step by step
Words derived from “běžàti”