Where does “bádať” come from?

bádať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic bādàti, from Proto-Slavic bosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bádať (Slovak): to research

Definitions

  1. to research

Ancestry of “bádať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbādàtito 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 →