Where does “przebywać” come from?
przebywać (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.
przebywać (Polish): to travel, to traverse
Definitions
- to travel, to traverse
Ancestry of “przebywać”, step by step
przebywać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish bywać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bywać | to be once in a while; to appear, to frequent, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | byvati | to be, to occur |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | byti | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Old Polish przebywać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | przebywać | to stay; to be located; to reside |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *perbyvati | — |