Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bi

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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bi

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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: 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: ⰱⰹ (bi), ⰱⰻ (bi)

    Old Cyrillic: би (bi)

  • Old Slovene: bi[1] (unless *by)

References

1. “emuſe mıbı·ne doztalo·chotetı·”, in Freising manuscripts, 1005±33, page 1 (1.1/78r), line 16