Where does “gdyby” come from?

gdyby (Silesian) comes from Old Polish gdyby, from Old Polish -by, from Old Polish by, from Proto-Slavic *by.

gdyby (Silesian): introduces an unreal conditional; if

Definitions

  1. introduces an unreal conditional; if

Ancestry of “gdyby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishgdybyintroduces an unreal conditional; if
2Old Polish-by[[conditional mood
3Old Polishbyintroduces a clause of aim; to, so that, in order to
4Proto-Slavic*by—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *by →Every word from Old Polish -by →Every word from Old Polish by →