Where does “obydwoje” come from?

obydwoje (Polish) comes from Polish oba, from Old Polish oba, from Proto-Slavic oba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

obydwoje (Polish): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “obydwoje”, step by step

obydwoje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish oba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobaboth
2Old Polishobaboth
3Proto-Slavicobaboth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicaboˀboth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both

via Polish dwoje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdwojetwo
2Proto-Slavic*dъvojьtwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aboˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic oba →