Where does “aby” come from?

aby (Polish) comes from Old Polish aby, from Proto-Slavic *aby — as long as.

aby (Polish): to, in order to, so that

Definitions

  1. to, in order to, so that

Ancestry of “aby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishabyintroduces a clause of aim; to, in order to, so that
2Proto-Slavic*abyas long as

Words derived from “aby”

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