Where does “забути” come from?

забути (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic *zabỳti, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

забути (Ukrainian): to forget

Definitions

  1. to forget

Ancestry of “забути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*zabỳtito forget
2Proto-Slavicbytito be
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “забути”

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