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Where does “bí” come from?

bí (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bitu, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bí (Old Irish): second/third-person singular habitual present...

Definitions

  1. second/third-person singular habitual present...

Ancestry of “bí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbitu—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bí”

  • bead
  • atá
  • beinn
  • biad
  • beite
  • bí
  • bi
  • bìth
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