Reconstruction:Old Polish/chyba

This Old Polish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xyba.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /xiba/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /xiba/
    • Homophone: Chyba

    Noun

    *chyba f

    1. fault; mistake

    Derived terms

    proper nouns

    Descendants

    • Polish: chyba
    • Silesian: chyba

    References

    • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “chyba”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)