Where does “майбутній” come from?

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

майбутній (Ukrainian): future, coming

Definitions

  1. future, coming

Ancestry of “майбутній”, step by step

майбутній traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian бути

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

via Ukrainian має

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмає
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic *byti