Where does “by” come from?

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

by (Old Polish): introduces a clause of aim; to, so that, in order to

Definitions

  1. introduces a clause of aim; to, so that, in order to

Ancestry of “by”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*by—

Words derived from “by”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *by →