Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bytьje

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

From *byti +‎ *-ьje.

Noun

*bytьje n

1. existence, beinghood

Declension

Declension of *bytьje (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bytьje	*bytьji	*bytьja
genitive	*bytьja	*bytьju	*bytьjь
dative	*bytьju	*bytьjema	*bytьjemъ
accusative	*bytьje	*bytьji	*bytьja
instrumental	*bytьjьmь, *bytьjemь*	*bytьjema	*bytьji
locative	*bytьji	*bytьju	*bytьjixъ
vocative	*bytьje	*bytьji	*bytьja

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: бꙑтьѥ (bytĭje)
    • Old Ruthenian: бытье́ (bytʹjé)
      • Belarusian: быццё (byccjó)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: бытя́ (bŷtjá)
      • Old Ukrainian: *бутье́ (*butʹjé)
        • Ukrainian: буття́ (buttjá)
    • Russian: бытьё (bytʹjó)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: бꙑтиѥ (bytije)

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⱏⰺⱅⰻⰵ (bytie)

    • Church Slavonic: бытие (bytie) (Russian recension)
    • → Old East Slavic: бꙑтиѥ (bytije)
      • Old Ruthenian: бытїе́ (bytijé)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: бытіє́ (bŷtijé)
        • Ukrainian: битіє́ (bytijé)
      • Russian: бытие́ (bytijé), бытиё (bytijó)
        • → Bulgarian: битие́ (bitié)
        • → Macedonian: битие (bitie)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: би́ће

    Latin script: bíće

  • Slovene: bītje
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: bytie
    • Czech: bytí
  • Polish: bycie
  • Slovak: bytie
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: byśe
    • Upper Sorbian: byće