Where does “ukase” come from?
Ukase comes from Russian ука́з, from Old East Slavic указъ and указать, from Old Church Slavonic указати, derived from казати, tracing to Proto-Slavic kazati and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kʷōǵye- and kʷeǵ-.
ukase (English): An authoritative proclamation; an edict,...
Definitions
- An authoritative proclamation; an edict,...
Ancestry of “ukase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ука́з | edict, decree |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | указъ | edict |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | указать | to show, decree |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | указати | to show, decree |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | казати | show; teach, instruct; punish |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | kāzàti | to show |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |