Where does “obývák” come from?

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

obývák (Czech): living room

Definitions

  1. living room

Ancestry of “obývák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechobývatto inhabit, to live in
2Czechbývatused to be; to live, to dwell
3Proto-Slavicbyvatito be, to occur
4Proto-Slavicbytito be
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →
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