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Where does “боле́ть” come from?

боле́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic bolěti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel(H)-.

Ancestry of “боле́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbolětito ache
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel(H)-—

Words derived from “боле́ть”

  • болельщик
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel(H)- →