Where does “byle” come from?

byle (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic bylьje, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

byle (Old Polish): grass, herbage

Definitions

  1. grass, herbage

Ancestry of “byle”, step by step

byle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic bylьje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbylьjeherb; medicine
2Proto-Slavicbytito be
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Old Polish by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbyintroduces a clause of aim; to, so that, in order to
2Proto-Slavic*by—

via Old Polish le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishlebut
2Proto-Slavic*le—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →
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