Where does “chyba” come from?
chyba (Polish) comes from Old Polish chyba, from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.
chyba (Polish): perhaps, maybe; unless
Ancestry of “chyba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | chyba | mistake, error, fault; except, apart from, but;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xyba | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xybati | to sway |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷsewbʰ- | — |