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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, to prosper” > “to become, to be”). Compare to Sanskrit भवति (bhavati) (“to become, to be”), Latin fīō (“I become”) and English be. The present tense forms come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), compare to Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́  (eimí) (“to be, to exist”), Old Irish  and English is.
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, to prosper” > “to become, to be”). Compare to Sanskrit भवति (bhavati) (“to become, to be”), Latin fīō (“I become”) and English be. The present tense forms come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), compare to Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́  (eimí) (“to be, to exist”), Old Irish  and English is.
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
/ˈbuː.tɪ/
/ˈbúː.tɪ/
 
===Verb===
===Verb===
bū́ti ''4th conjugation'' (third-person present tense ẽs, third-person past tense bū͂)
bū́ti ''4th conjugation'' (third-person present tense ẽs, third-person past tense bū͂)
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