Where does “byt” come from?

byt (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian byś, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

byt (Lower Sorbian): supine of byś

Definitions

  1. supine of byś

Ancestry of “byt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianbyśto be
2Proto-Slavic*byti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *byti →