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Where does “будити” come from?

будити (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

будити (Serbo-Croatian): to arouse

Definitions

  1. to arouse

Ancestry of “будити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbuditito wake up
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbáudīˀteito awaken, to make awake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰowdʰéyetito make aware; to awaken, arouse
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “будити”

  • будилац
  • будитељ
  • будилица
  • будно
  • буђење
  • будница
  • будилник
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