Where does “-by” come from?

-by (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish by, from Proto-Slavic *by.

-by (Old Polish): [[conditional mood

Definitions

  1. [[conditional mood

Ancestry of “-by”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbyintroduces a clause of aim; to, so that, in order to
2Proto-Slavic*by—

Words derived from “-by”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *by →Every word from Old Polish by →