Where does “ливатче” come from?
ливатче (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian ливада, from Greek λιβάδι, from Ancient Greek λιβάδιον, from Ancient Greek λιβάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.
Ancestry of “ливатче”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | ливада | meadow |
| 2 | Greek | λιβάδι | meadow, pasture, lea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λιβάδιον | small spring, small stream |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λιβάς | anything that drips or trickles |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |