Where does “chyba” come from?

chyba (Silesian) comes from Old Polish chyba, from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.

chyba (Silesian): expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess

Definitions

  1. expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess

Ancestry of “chyba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishchybamistake, error, fault; except, apart from, but;...
2Proto-Slavicxybafault
3Proto-Slavicxybatito sway
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsewbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xybati →Every word from Proto-Slavic xyba →