Where does “pobeći” come from?

pobeći (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bežati, 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.

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

Definitions

  1. to flee, run away

Ancestry of “pobeći”, step by step

pobeći traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bežati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbežatito flee, run away
2Proto-Slavicběžàtito be in fast motion, to move/go/drive quickly
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbēˀgjā́ˀteito run, flee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian bijeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbijegescape
2Proto-Slavicběgъflight, escape; run

Words derived from “pobeći

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-tiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei