Where does “samohyb” come from?

samohyb (Czech) comes from Czech hýbat, from Old Czech hýbati, from Proto-Slavic gybati — to bend.

samohyb (Czech): automaton

Definitions

  1. automaton

Ancestry of “samohyb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhýbatto move
2Old Czechhýbatito move
3Proto-Slavicgybatito bend
Every word from Proto-Slavic gybati →Every word from Old Czech hýbati →Every word from Czech hýbat →