być

Polish

verb
Definitions
  • to be indicates sameness or membership in a class
  • to be auxilary verb used for predication
  • (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byti inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

Emoji
🌱 💗 🪴

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