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

  1. masculine singular past participle of být

Ancestry of “byl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbýtto be; Jel jsem do Prahy. ― I went to Prague;...
2Old Czechbýtito be
3Proto-Slavic*byti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “byl”

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