Where does “wôbëc” come from?

wôbëc (Slovincian) comes from Kashubian bëc, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

wôbëc (Slovincian): to make do, to manage, to get by

Definitions

  1. to make do, to manage, to get by

Ancestry of “wôbëc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubianbëcto be; to exist
2Proto-Slavic*byti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-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 →