Etymology Explorer
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Where does “*bə” come from?
*bə (Proto-Central Jê) comes from Proto-Cerrado *mbyn, from Proto-Jê *mbyn.
Ancestry of “*bə”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Cerrado
*mbyn
—
2
Proto-Jê
*mbyn
—
Words derived from “*bə”
angered
yttrium
erbium
yttria
ytterbium
terbium
Ytterby
unangered
erbate
radioyttrium
erbian
Bö
bâ
by
böig
böthawngte
bötukädite
kädangbö
Ytterby
Mjölby
stugby
pyy
ryd
byfåne
Every word from Proto-Jê *mbyn →
Every word from Proto-Cerrado *mbyn →