Where does “oba” come from?
oba (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic oba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁.
Ancestry of “oba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | oba | both |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aboˀ | both |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₁ | — |