Where does “býti” come from?

býti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

býti (Old Czech): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “býti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*byti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “býti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *byti →
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