Where does “выжидательно” come from?
выжидательно (Russian) comes from Russian выжида́тельный, from Russian выжида́ть, from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
выжидательно (Russian): in expectation, waiting
Definitions
- in expectation, waiting
Ancestry of “выжидательно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | выжида́тельный | waiting, hesitating, dilatory |
| 2 | Russian | выжида́ть | to bide one's time, to wait (for), to wait till something is over |
| 3 | Russian | вы́- | out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | вꙑ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vy- | out |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ū́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |