Where does “заболева́ть” come from?
заболева́ть (Russian) comes from Russian заболе́ть, from Russian боле́ть, from Proto-Slavic bolěti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel(H)-.
заболева́ть (Russian): to fall ill to become ill
Definitions
- to fall ill to become ill
Ancestry of “заболева́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | заболе́ть | to fall ill to become ill |
| 2 | Russian | боле́ть | to be sick, to be ill, to be ailing |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bolěti | to ache |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel(H)- | — |
Words derived from “заболева́ть”