Where does “chybět” come from?
chybět (Czech) comes from Czech chyba, from Old Czech chyba, from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.
chybět (Czech): to be absent; to be missed and longed for
Definitions
- to be absent; to be missed and longed for
Ancestry of “chybět”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | chyba | fault; mistake, error; bug, error |
| 2 | Old Czech | chyba | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xyba | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | xybati | to sway |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷsewbʰ- | — |
Words derived from “chybět”