Where does “аби” come from?

аби (Ukrainian) comes from Russian абы, from Old East Slavic абꙑ, from Proto-Slavic *aby — as long as.

аби (Ukrainian): so that, in order to

Definitions

  1. so that, in order to

Ancestry of “аби”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianабыso that; if only; it doesn't matter
2Old East Slavicабꙑso that, in order that
3Proto-Slavic*abyas long as

Words derived from “аби”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *aby →Every word from Old East Slavic абꙑ →Every word from Russian абы →