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.
оши́бка (Russian): mistake, error, fault
Definitions
- mistake, error, fault
Ancestry of “оши́бка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ошиба́ться | to make a mistake, to err |
| 2 | Russian | ошиби́ться | to make a mistake, to err |
| 3 | Russian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |