Where does “chyba” come from?

chyba (Czech) comes from Old Czech chyba, from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.

chyba (Czech): fault; mistake, error; bug, error

Definitions

  1. fault; mistake, error; bug, error

Ancestry of “chyba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechchybamiss
2Proto-Slavicxybafault
3Proto-Slavicxybatito sway
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsewbʰ-—

Words derived from “chyba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xybati →Every word from Proto-Slavic xyba →