Where does “nebýt” come from?

nebýt (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.

nebýt (Czech): negative form of být

Definitions

  1. negative form of být

Ancestry of “nebýt”, step by step

nebýt 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 ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechneno!; not
2Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
3Proto-Slavicnenot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *byti →