Where does “býložravec” come from?

býložravec (Czech) comes from Czech býložravý, from Czech býlí, from Old Czech býlé, from Proto-Slavic bylьje, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

býložravec (Czech): herbivore

Definitions

  1. herbivore

Ancestry of “býložravec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbýložravýherbivorous
2Czechbýlíweed
3Old Czechbýléweeds
4Proto-Slavicbylьjeherb; medicine
5Proto-Slavicbytito be
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →