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Where does “probdjeti” come from?

probdjeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bdjeti, from Proto-Slavic bъděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic budḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

probdjeti (Serbo-Croatian): to remain awake all night, sit/stay up the whole...

Definitions

  1. to remain awake all night, sit/stay up the whole...

Ancestry of “probdjeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbdjetito watch over, keep vigil
2Proto-Slavicbъdětito be awake
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbudḗˀteito be awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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