Where does “odbyć” come from?

odbyć (Polish) comes from Old Polish odbyć, from Albanian byc, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

odbyć (Polish): to hold, to put on, to organise; to attend

Definitions

  1. to hold, to put on, to organise; to attend

Ancestry of “odbyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishodbyćto reject a claimant's claim
2Albanianbycpimple, blemish
3Proto-Slavic*byti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “odbyć”

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