Where does “bývať” come from?

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

bývať (Slovak): to reside, to dwell, to live

Definitions

  1. to reside, to dwell, to live

Ancestry of “bývať”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bývať”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →