Where does “byť” come from?

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

byť (Slovak): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “byť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbytito be
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
3Proto-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 →