Where does “бит” come from?
бит (Bashkir) comes from Russian ведь, from Old East Slavic вѣдѣ.
бит (Bashkir): face; cheek; page
Ancestry of “бит”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ведь | after all; indeed, surely; why, well |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вѣдѣ | — |