Where does “byut” come from?

byut (Latgalian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

byut (Latgalian): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “byut”, step by step

byut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →