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Where does “оши́бка” come from?

оши́бка (Russian) comes from Russian ошиба́ться, from Russian ошиби́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “оши́бка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianошиба́ться—
2Russianошиби́ться—
3Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
4Old East Slavicсѧ—
5Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*sen—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “оши́бка”

  • безошибочный
  • ошибочный
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →