Where does “bod” come from?
bod (Slovak) comes from Czech bodat, from Proto-Slavic bodati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.
Ancestry of “bod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | bodat | to stab; to sting |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bodati | to stab, sting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰh₂- | to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab |