Where does “бежати” come from?

бежати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic běžàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

бежати (Serbo-Croatian): to flee, run away

Definitions

to flee, run away

Ancestry of “бежати”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	běžàti	—
2	Proto-Balto-Slavic	bēˀgjā́ˀtei	to run, flee
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰegʷ-	to flee; to run

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →

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