Where does “bÿs” come from?

bÿs (Middle Cornish) comes from Old Cornish bid, from Proto-Brythonic bɨd, from Proto-Celtic bitus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- — life.

bÿs (Middle Cornish): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “bÿs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Cornishbid—
2Proto-Brythonicbɨdworld
3Proto-Celticbitusworld
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-tu-life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bitus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic bɨd →