Where does “аби́як” come from?

аби́як (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian як, from Old East Slavic ꙗко, from Proto-Slavic jako, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti — to go.

аби́як (Ukrainian): carelessly

Definitions

  1. carelessly

Ancestry of “аби́як”, step by step

аби́як traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian як

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianякhow
2Old East Slavicꙗкоhow?
3Proto-Slavicjakohow, in which way
4Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
5Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
6Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
7Old Polishićto go
8Proto-Slavicjьtito go
9Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

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 “аби́як”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →