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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbodatto stab; to sting
2Proto-Slavicbodatito stab, sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “bod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bodati →Every word from Czech bodat →
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