Where does “boli” come from?

boli (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bosti, from Proto-Slavic bosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

boli (Serbo-Croatian): masculine plural active past participle of bosti

Definitions

  1. masculine plural active past participle of bosti

Ancestry of “boli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbostito stab; to sting, prick
2Proto-Slavicbostito stab, sting
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbestei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bosti →