Where does “побояться” come from?

побояться (Russian) comes from Russian боя́ться, from Proto-Slavic bojàti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

побояться (Russian): to fear, to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to fear, to be afraid

Ancestry of “побояться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбоя́тьсяto fear
2Proto-Slavicbojàtito fear, to be afraid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojàti →Every word from Russian боя́ться →