Where does “badŏcz” come from?

badŏcz (Silesian) comes from Polish badacz, from Polish badać, from Proto-Slavic bādàti, from Proto-Slavic bosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

badŏcz (Silesian): researcher

Definitions

  1. researcher

Ancestry of “badŏcz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbadaczresearcher; explorer
2Polishbadaćto research, to explore, to study
3Proto-Slavicbādàtito prick
4Proto-Slavicbostito stab, sting
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbestei—
6Proto-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 →
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