Where does “bendrabutis” come from?

bendrabutis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian būtas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bendrabutis (Lithuanian): dormitory building which houses students who sleep there and use communal further facilities

Definitions

  1. dormitory building which houses students who sleep there and use communal further facilities

Ancestry of “bendrabutis”, step by step

bendrabutis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian būtas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbūtaspast passive dalyvis participle of būti
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Lithuanian beñdras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbeñdrascommon; general
2Lithuanian-áutiForms verbs from other parts of speech, especially in meaning "to act as (someone or something)"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Lithuanian būtas →