Where does “być” come from?

być (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

być (Upper Sorbian): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “być”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbytito be
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “być”

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