Where does “byl” come from?
byl (Czech) comes from Czech být, from Old Czech býti, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
byl (Czech): masculine singular past participle of být
Definitions
- masculine singular past participle of být
Ancestry of “byl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | být | to be; Jel jsem do Prahy. ― I went to Prague;... |
| 2 | Old Czech | býti | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *byti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |