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Where does “bai” come from?

bai (Welsh) comes from Welsh bod, from Middle Welsh bot, from Proto-Brythonic boð, from Proto-Celtic butā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bai (Welsh): blame; third-person singular imperfect...

Definitions

  1. blame; third-person singular imperfect...

Ancestry of “bai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbodto be; that... is, that... are, etc
2Middle Welshbotdwelling
3Proto-Brythonicboð—
4Proto-Celticbutā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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