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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *estь.
Cognate with Sanskrit अस्ति (asti), Ancient Greek ἐστί (estí), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 (a-s-t-i-y /astiy/), Hittite 𒂊𒌍𒍣 (ēszi) and Gothic 𐌹𐍃𐍄 (ist).
Verb
естъ • (estŭ)
- third-person singular present indicative of бꙑти (byti)