Where does “первобытный” come from?
первобытный (Russian) comes from Russian быть, from Old East Slavic бꙑти, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
первобытный (Russian): primeval
Definitions
- primeval
Ancestry of “первобытный”, step by step
первобытный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian быть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | быть | to be |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | бꙑти | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *byti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Russian пе́рвый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пе́рвый | first |