Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/byvati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    A byform of *byti +‎ *-vati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (to grow, to become). Cognate with dialectal Lithuanian buvóti (to be).

    Verb

    *byvàti impf[1]

    1. (iterative, habitual) to be, to occur
    2. to be at

    Inflection

    Alternative forms

    • *buvati

    Derived terms

    • *dobyvati (to derive, to obtain)
    • *perbyvati (to abide, to endure)
    • *sъbyvati (to come true)
    Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH- (0 c, 15 e)

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “быва́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*byvati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 157
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бивам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 46

    References

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      Snoj, Marko (2016), “bívati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si