Where does “obywać” come from?

obywać (Polish) comes from Polish bywać, from Proto-Slavic byvati, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

obywać (Polish): to do without

Definitions

  1. to do without

Ancestry of “obywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbywaćto be once in a while; to appear, to frequent, to...
2Proto-Slavicbyvatito be, to occur
3Proto-Slavicbytito be
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →