Where does “bývat” come from?

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

bývat (Czech): used to be; to live, to dwell

Definitions

  1. used to be; to live, to dwell

Ancestry of “bývat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbyvatito be, to occur
2Proto-Slavicbytito be
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bývat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →
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