Where does “bo” come from?
bo (Slovene) comes from Slovene bíti, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
bo (Slovene): third-person singular future of bíti
Definitions
- third-person singular future of bíti
Ancestry of “bo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovene | bíti | to be; to beat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |