Where does “бути” come from?

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

бути (Ukrainian): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “бути”, step by step

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

Words derived from “бути

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