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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 dial. Lithuanian buvóti (to be).

Verb

*byvàti impf[1]

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

Alternative forms

  • *buvati

Inflection

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH-‎ (0 c, 7 e)

Derived terms

  • *dobyvati (to derive, to obtain)
  • *perbyvati (to abide, to endure)
  • *sъbyvati (to come true)

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), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 46

References

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