Where does “бјежати” come from?
бјежати (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.
бјежати (Serbo-Croatian): to flee, run away
Definitions
- to flee, run away
Ancestry of “бјежати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | běžàti | to be in fast motion, to move/go/drive quickly |
| 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 |