Where does “bɨw” come from?

bɨw (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

bɨw (Proto-Brythonic): alive, living; life

Definitions

  1. alive, living; life

Ancestry of “bɨw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “bɨw

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-