Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bi

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 1

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Verb

*bi

1. second-person singular conditional of *byti

   Synonym: *by

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⰹ (bi)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

*bi

1. third-person singular conditional of *byti

   Synonym: *by

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⰹ (bi), ⰱⰻ (bi)

    Old Cyrillic script: би (bi)

  • Old Slovene: bi (unless *by)