Where does “chëba” come from?

chëba (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.

chëba (Kashubian): expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess

Definitions

  1. expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess

Ancestry of “chëba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxybafault
2Proto-Slavicxybatito sway
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsewbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xybati →Every word from Proto-Slavic xyba →