Where does “будилац” come from?
будилац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бу́дити, from Proto-Slavic buditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic báudīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰowdʰéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
будилац (Serbo-Croatian): waker; awaker, rouser
Ancestry of “будилац”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | бу́дити | to arouse |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | buditi | to wake up |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | báudīˀtei | to awaken, to make awake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰowdʰéyeti | to make aware; to awaken, arouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |