Where does “rąbież” come from?

rąbież (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫbežь, from Proto-Slavic rǫbiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ramˀb-.

rąbież (Polish): border

Definitions

  1. border

Ancestry of “rąbież”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫbežьborder
2Proto-Slavicrǫbitito chop; to hem
3Proto-Balto-Slavicramˀb-
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ramˀb-Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫbitiEvery word from Proto-Slavic rǫbežь