Where does “czyżby” come from?

czyżby (Polish) comes from Polish Czyż, from Polish czy, from Proto-Slavic či, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

czyżby (Polish): introduces a rhetorical question, contradicts its content, or calls into question what was said

Definitions

  1. introduces a rhetorical question, contradicts its content, or calls into question what was said

Ancestry of “czyżby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCzyżinterrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
2Polishczy"interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no...
3Proto-Slavicčiif, whether; or
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Slavic či →Every word from Polish czy →