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Where does “бит” come from?

бит (Bashkir) comes from Russian ведь, from Old East Slavic вѣдѣ.

бит (Bashkir): face; cheek; page

Definitions

  1. face; cheek; page

Ancestry of “бит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianведьafter all; indeed, surely; why, well
2Old East Slavicвѣдѣ—
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