Where does “ksebka” come from?
ksebka (Polish) comes from Polish kseb, from Polish ksobie, from Polish sobie, from Proto-Slavic sebe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
ksebka (Polish): dance in the left direction
Definitions
- dance in the left direction
Ancestry of “ksebka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | kseb | used to send people to the left when dancing; to the left! |
| 2 | Polish | ksobie | used to direct horses to the right; gee |
| 3 | Polish | sobie | oneself, myself, yourself, itself, etc; each... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sebe | oneself, each other; genitive of *sę |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |