Where does “chyba” come from?
chyba (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic xyba, from Proto-Slavic xybati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷsewbʰ-.
chyba (Slovak): fault; mistake, error; bug, error
Definitions
- fault; mistake, error; bug, error
Ancestry of “chyba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | xyba | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xybati | to sway |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷsewbʰ- | — |