Polish chwila

← German Weile (cognate)

← English while (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (derived)

← Old High German hwīla (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (derived)

→ Belarusian хвіля (borrowed)

→ Polish chwilka (suffix)

→ Polish chwilowy (suffix)

→ Polish chwilówka (suffix)

→ Ukrainian хвиля (borrowed)