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Where does “bosti” come from?

bosti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bosti (Proto-Slavic): to stab, sting

Definitions

  1. to stab, sting

Ancestry of “bosti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbestei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “bosti”

  • badacz
  • bóść
  • Bodys
  • badać
  • избости
  • nabosti
  • обости
  • бости
  • забости
  • набости
  • pribosti
  • izbosti
  • obosti
  • boli
  • прибости
  • podbosti
  • bosti
  • побости
  • zabosti
  • pobosti
  • подбости
  • bádat
  • badatel
  • badatelka
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