Where does “Ryba” come from?

Ryba (English) comes from Czech ryba, from Old Czech ryba, from Proto-Slavic ryba, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

Ancestry of “Ryba”, step by step

Ryba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ryba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrybafish
2Old Czechrybafish
3Proto-Slavicrybafish
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Polish Ryba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRybafish
2Old Polishrybafish

via Slovak ryba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakrybafish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ryba →Every word from Old Czech ryba →
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