Where does “боле́ть” come from?

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

боле́ть (Russian): to be sick, to be ill, to be ailing

Definitions

  1. to be sick, to be ill, to be ailing

Ancestry of “боле́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “боле́ть

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel(H)-Every word from Proto-Slavic bolěti