Where does “побыть” come from?

побыть (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.

побыть (Russian): to stay (somewhere)

Definitions

  1. to stay (somewhere)

Ancestry of “побыть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбытьto be
2Old East Slavicбꙑтиto be
3Proto-Slavic*byti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *byti →