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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
1Russianбо́дрый—
2Old East Slavicбъдръ—
3Proto-Slavicbъ̀drъalert, cheerful
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbudras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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