Where does “быˮ” come from?

быˮ (Nganasan) comes from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

быˮ (Nganasan): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “быˮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wet—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →