Where does “битва” come from?

битва (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic битва, from Polish bitwa, from Proto-Slavic bìtva — battle, fight.

битва (Russian): battle, fight, combat

Definitions

  1. battle, fight, combat

Ancestry of “битва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбитва—
2Polishbitwabattle
3Proto-Slavicbìtvabattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Slavic bìtva →Every word from Polish bitwa →Every word from Old East Slavic битва →