Where does “покидати” come from?
покидати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian кидати, from Old East Slavic кидати, from Proto-Slavic kydati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kūˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
покидати (Serbo-Croatian): to tear, tear off, break
Ancestry of “покидати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | кидати | to throw, to cast, to fling |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | кидати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kydati | to throw, to fling |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kūˀdā́ˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |