Where does “pobuda” come from?
pobuda (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech pobýt, from Czech být, from Old Czech býti, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
pobuda (Serbo-Croatian): motive, motivation, inspiration
Definitions
- motive, motivation, inspiration
Ancestry of “pobuda”, step by step
pobuda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech pobýt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | pobýt | to stay, to linger |
| 2 | Czech | být | to be; Jel jsem do Prahy. ― I went to Prague;... |
| 3 | Old Czech | býti | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *byti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Serbo-Croatian pobúditi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pobúditi | to induce, impel, prompt (to do something) |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |