Where does “bývalý” come from?

bývalý (Czech) comes from Czech bývat, from Proto-Slavic byvati, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bývalý (Czech): former such that used to be but is no more

Definitions

  1. former such that used to be but is no more

Ancestry of “bývalý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbývatused to be; to live, to dwell
2Proto-Slavicbyvatito be, to occur
3Proto-Slavicbytito be
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-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 →