Carpathian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙑти (byti), from Proto-Slavic *byti. Cognate with Ukrainian бути (buty), Belarusian быць (bycʹ), Russian быть (bytʹ) Polish być.

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быти (bŷtyimpf

  1. to be

Old Church Slavonic

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быти (byti)

  1. Alternative form of бꙑти (byti)