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.
Ancestry of “bývať”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | byvati | to be , to occur; to be at |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | byti | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bū́ˀtei | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “bývať”