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
Ancestry of “bádať”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bādàti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bosti | to stab, sting |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bestei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰh₂- | to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab |