Where does “битва” come from?
битва (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic битва, from Polish bitwa, from Proto-Slavic bìtva.
битва (Russian): battle, fight, combat
Ancestry of “битва”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | битва | — |
| 2 | Polish | bitwa | battle |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bìtva | — |