Where does “*byti” come from?
*byti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “*byti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |