Where does “be” come from?
be (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian bẹðə, from Proto-Albanian baidā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoydʰéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
be (Albanian): oath; vow, swearing
Ancestry of “be”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | bẹðə | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | baidā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoydʰéh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |