Where does “chyba” come from?

chyba (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.

chyba (Old Polish): mistake, error, fault; except, apart from, but;...

Definitions

  1. mistake, error, fault; except, apart from, but;...

Ancestry of “chyba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxybafault
2Proto-Slavicxybatito sway
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsewbʰ-

Words derived from “chyba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic xybatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic xyba