Where does “biće” come from?
biće (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bytьje, from Serbo-Croatian bȉti, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
biće (Serbo-Croatian): creature; being
Ancestry of “biće”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bytьje | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | bȉti | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |