Where does “Shepetivka” come from?
Shepetivka (English) comes from Ukrainian Шепеті́вка, from Ukrainian -і́вка, from Ukrainian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Ancestry of “Shepetivka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Шепеті́вка | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -і́вка | forms feminine nouns; often shortenings of feminine noun phrases |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -ка | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |