Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/by

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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

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    *by

    1. second-person singular perfective aorist of *byti
    2. third-person singular perfective aorist of *byti

    Conjuction

    *by

    1. Introduces a clause of aim; to, so that, in order to
    2. Introduces a clarifying clause; to

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: бꙑ (by)
        • Old Ruthenian: бы (by)
          • Ukrainian: (dialectal) би (by)
        • Russian: бы (by)
      • Old Novgorodian: бꙑ (by)
    • South Slavic:
      • Bulgarian: би (bi)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Latin script: bi
        Cyrillic script: би
      • Slovene: bi
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: by
      • Old Polish: by
        • Polish: by
        • Silesian: by
      • Old Slovak: by
        • Pannonian Rusyn: би (bi)
        • Slovak: (poetic) by
      • Pomeranian:
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: by
        • Upper Sorbian: by

    References

    1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “by”, in Słownik prasłowiański (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 471

    Further reading