Where does “oekaze” come from?
oekaze (Dutch) comes from French ukase, from Russian ука́з, from Old East Slavic указъ, from Old East Slavic указать, from Old Church Slavonic указати, from Old Church Slavonic казати, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- — to see; to look.
oekaze (Dutch): An ukase, absolutist edict decreed by a Russian...
Definitions
- An ukase, absolutist edict decreed by a Russian...
Ancestry of “oekaze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ukase | ukase; edict, dictate |
| 2 | Russian | ука́з | edict, decree |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | указъ | edict |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | указать | to show, decree |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | указати | to show, decree |
| 6 | Old Church Slavonic | казати | show; teach, instruct; punish |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | kāzàti | to show |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |