Where does “-ba” come from?
-ba (Polish) comes from Polish to, from Polish -ć, from Proto-Slavic -ťi, from Proto-Slavic -kti.
Ancestry of “-ba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | to | this; then |
| 2 | Polish | -ć | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ťi | Form of *-ti, used with root-stem verbs ending in... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -kti | — |