Where does “битва” come from?

битва (Old East Slavic) comes from Polish bitwa, from Proto-Slavic bìtva — battle, fight.

Ancestry of “битва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbitwabattle
2Proto-Slavicbìtvabattle, fight

Words derived from “битва”

Every word from Proto-Slavic bìtva →Every word from Polish bitwa →