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Where does “užsibūti” come from?

užsibūti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian užbūti, from Lithuanian būti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

užsibūti (Lithuanian): to linger, to stay too long; to overstay one's...

Definitions

  1. to linger, to stay too long; to overstay one's...

Ancestry of “užsibūti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianužbūtito be delayed
2Lithuanianbūtito be; to exist; to become
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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