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Latin word esse comes from Proto-Indo-European *wes-, Classical Armenian *եստ, Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, and later Proto-Italic *fuiō (To become.)

*wes- (Proto-Indo-European)

fat, moisture, to dress, stab, to stick, prick, pierce, sting, moist, wet

*եստ (Classical Armenian)

*bʰowHéyeti (Proto-Indo-European)

*fuiō (Proto-Italic)

To become.

*wesaną (Proto-Germanic)

To consume, feast To be. To exist. To remain.

*h₁ésmi (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₁esmi- (Proto-Indo-European)

to be

*h₁ésti (Proto-Indo-European)

To be.

*h₂wéseti (Proto-Indo-European)

To dwell, remain.

*ezom (Proto-Italic)

Be.

*som (Proto-Italic)

esom (Old Latin)

esse (Latin)

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