Where does “аби́що” come from?

аби́що (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian що, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

аби́що (Ukrainian): anything

Definitions

  1. anything

Ancestry of “аби́що”, step by step

аби́що traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian що

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianщоthat; that, which; what
2Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Ukrainian аби

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianабиso that, in order to
2Russianабыso that; if only; it doesn't matter
3Old East Slavicабꙑso that, in order that
4Proto-Slavic*abyas long as

Words derived from “аби́що”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →