Where does “били́на” come from?

били́на (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic былина, from Old East Slavic бꙑти, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

били́на (Ukrainian): bylina

Definitions

  1. bylina

Ancestry of “били́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбылина—
2Old East Slavicбꙑтиto be
3Proto-Slavic*byti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “били́на”

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