Where does “bodar” come from?

bodar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian бо́дрый, from Old East Slavic бъдръ, from Proto-Slavic bъ̀drъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic budras, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰros, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bodar (Serbo-Croatian): alert, brisk, keen; strong

Definitions

  1. alert, brisk, keen; strong

Ancestry of “bodar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбо́дрыйcheerful
2Old East Slavicбъдръ—
3Proto-Slavicbъ̀drъalert, cheerful
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbudras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰrosalert, aware
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰros →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic budras →