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Where does “bežati” come from?

bežati (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.

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

Definitions

  1. to flee, run away

Ancestry of “bežati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicběžàti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbēˀgjā́ˀteito run, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →