Where does “бе” come from?
бе (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish به, from Byzantine Greek μρε, from Ancient Greek μωρέ, from Ancient Greek μωρός, from Proto-Indo-European muHrós — dull, stupid.
бе (Bulgarian): second-person singular imperfect indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person singular imperfect indicative of...
Ancestry of “бе”, step by step
бе traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish به
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | به | — |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | μρε | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μωρέ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μωρός | slow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | muHrós | dull, stupid |
via Proto-Slavic *ba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *ba | yes, yeah a term used to indicate general agreement |