Where does “би́вати” come from?

би́вати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bivati, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

би́вати (Serbo-Croatian): to be from time to time, happen, occur sometimes

Definitions

  1. to be from time to time, happen, occur sometimes

Ancestry of “би́вати”, step by step

би́вати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bivati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbivatito be occasionally, happen, occur sometimes; to...
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Proto-Slavic byvati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbyvatito be, to occur
2Proto-Slavicbytito be
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “би́вати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →