Where does “nabýt” come from?

nabýt (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.

nabýt (Czech): to acquire, to gain, to get (genitive or accusative)

Definitions

  1. to acquire, to gain, to get (genitive or accusative)

Ancestry of “nabýt”, step by step

nabýt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech být

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

via Czech na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnaon, onto; on; to
2Old Czechnaon, onto direction, + accusative case
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *byti →