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

Definitions

  1. to tear, tear off, break

Ancestry of “покидати”, step by step

покидати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian кидати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкидатиto throw, to cast, to fling
2Old East Slavicкидати—
3Proto-Slavickydatito throw, to fling
4Proto-Balto-Slavickūˀdā́ˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Ukrainian покинути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпокинутиto leave
2Ukrainianпо-used to form perfective verbs from imperfective ones
3Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “покидати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kūˀdā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic kydati →