może.
maybe, perhaps
Meaning & usage
maybe, perhaps
Może pójdziemy na lody?
maybe, perhaps tag question; is it? perhaps?
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *byti Old Polish być Polish być Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-tei Proto-Slavic *-ti Proto-Slavic *moťì Old Polish móc Polish może Polish być możeellip. Polish może Ellipsis of być może. First attested in 1588.
synonym of można
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *byti Old Polish być Polish być Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-tei Proto-Slavic *-ti Proto-Slavic *moťì Old Polish móc Polish może Polish być możeellip. Polish może Ellipsis of być może. First attested in 1588.
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