Where does “неуме́лый” come from?
неуме́лый (Russian) comes from Russian уме́лый, from Russian уме́ть, from Old East Slavic оумѣти, from Proto-Slavic uměti, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
неуме́лый (Russian): unskilful, inept, incompetent
Definitions
- unskilful, inept, incompetent
Ancestry of “неуме́лый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | уме́лый | able, skillful, skilled, competent, expert |
| 2 | Russian | уме́ть | to be able to; can |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | оумѣти | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | uměti | to know (how), to be able, can |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | umъ | mind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |