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Where does “byvati” come from?

byvati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

byvati (Proto-Slavic): to be , to occur; to be at

Definitions

  1. to be , to occur; to be at

Ancestry of “byvati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbytito be
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “byvati”

  • бывать
  • bywać
  • zbivati
  • бивати
  • bivati
  • бувати
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