Where does “незалэжный” come from?
незалэжный (Russian) comes from Ukrainian незале́жний, from Ukrainian зале́жний, from Ukrainian залежати, from Ukrainian за-, from Ukrainian сила, from Proto-Slavic sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂ — to satiate, satisfy.
незалэжный (Russian): independent (used in a satirical and derogatory context in relation to Ukraine)
Definitions
- independent (used in a satirical and derogatory context in relation to Ukraine)
Ancestry of “незалэжный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | незале́жний | independent |
| 2 | Ukrainian | зале́жний | dependent on |
| 3 | Ukrainian | залежати | to depend, to be dependent on sb/sth: + |
| 4 | Ukrainian | за- | beyond, behind |
| 5 | Ukrainian | сила | force; strength |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sila | strength, force |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | séiˀlāˀ | strength, force; soul |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂i-l-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |