Where does “бꙑтиѥ” come from?
бꙑтиѥ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic bytьje, from Serbo-Croatian bȉti, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
бꙑтиѥ (Old Church Slavonic): being, existence
Definitions
- being, existence