Where does “бігунка” come from?

бігунка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian біг, from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ — share, cut, wealth, luck.

бігунка (Ukrainian): female runner

Definitions

  1. female runner

Ancestry of “бігунка”, step by step

бігунка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian біг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбігrun
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck

via Ukrainian бігу́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбігу́нrunner
2Proto-Slavic*běgunъrunner
Every word from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ →Every word from Ukrainian біг →