Where does “chybotliwie” come from?
chybotliwie (Polish) comes from Polish chybotliwy, from Polish chybotać, from Polish chybać, from Polish chyba, from Old Polish chyba, from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.
chybotliwie (Polish): shakily, rockily
Definitions
- shakily, rockily
Ancestry of “chybotliwie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | chybotliwy | shaky, wobbly, rocky |
| 2 | Polish | chybotać | to wobble, to shake, to rock |
| 3 | Polish | chybać | to scamper, to scurry; to go away; to come; to run quickly |
| 4 | Polish | chyba | perhaps, maybe; unless |
| 5 | Old Polish | chyba | mistake, error, fault; except, apart from, but;... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | xyba | fault |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | xybati | to sway |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷsewbʰ- | — |