*bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European
“to be, to become, to grow; source of Latin fui (I was), Greek phyo (to grow), physis (nature), English be, been, future (via Latin futurus)”
6 descendants in the database
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source:proto-indo-european.org
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*ǵenh₁-“to beget, to give birth”49 words*dʰeh₁-“to put, to place, to make”35 words*men-“to think”34 words*steh₂-“to stand”34 words*per-“to lead, pass over”33 words*leǵ-“to collect, to gather”32 words*ten-“to stretch, to hold”31 words*ǵneh₃-“to know”23 words*h₃reǵ-“to move in a straight line, to direct, to rule”22 words*wer-“to turn, to bend”22 words*bʰeh₂-“to speak”21 words*speḱ-“to observe, to look”21 words