Where does “бежа́ть” come from?
бежа́ть (Russian) comes from Russian бечь, from Proto-Slavic běťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bḗˀgtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.
бежа́ть (Russian): to run, to be running
Definitions
- to run, to be running
Ancestry of “бежа́ть”, step by step
бежа́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian бечь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бечь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | běťi | Alternative form of *běgati; to run, flee; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bḗˀgtei | to flee, run |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰégʷeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰegʷ- | to flee; to run |
via Proto-Slavic běžati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | běžati | to run, escape |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bēˀgjā́ˀtei | to run, flee |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti | — |