Where does “bodka” come from?

bodka (Slovak) comes from Slovak bod, from Czech bodat, from Proto-Slavic bodati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bodka (Slovak): dot, period

Definitions

  1. dot, period

Ancestry of “bodka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakbod—
2Czechbodatto stab; to sting
3Proto-Slavicbodatito stab, sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “bodka”

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