Where does “заўжды” come from?
заўжды (Belarusian) comes from Polish zawżdy, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō — before, in front; first; to go through.
заўжды (Belarusian): always
Definitions
- always
Ancestry of “заўжды”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zawżdy | always |
| 2 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 3 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 4 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 5 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 6 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 7 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 8 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |