Where does “” come from?

bí (Irish) comes from Old Irish bí, from Proto-Celtic bitu, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

(Irish): be; pitch, resin; genitive singular masculine of...

Definitions

  1. be; pitch, resin; genitive singular masculine of...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsecond/third-person singular habitual present...
2Proto-Celticbitu
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic bituEvery word from Old Irish
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