Where does “bet” come from?

bet (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian be, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź, from Proto-Indo-European bʰe — instrumental particle; outside, without.

bet (Lithuanian): but, yet, though; any-, -ever

Definitions

  1. but, yet, though; any-, -ever

Ancestry of “bet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbewithout; besides; but, except
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*beź—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeinstrumental particle; outside, without
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰe →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź →Every word from Lithuanian be →