Where does “абиде” come from?
абиде (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian де, from Proto-Slavic kъdě, from Proto-Slavic kǫda, from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ-.
абиде (Ukrainian): anywhere
Ancestry of “абиде”, step by step
абиде traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian де
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | де | where |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъdě | where |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫda | where, whither |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷom-dʰ- | — |
via Ukrainian аби
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | аби | so that, in order to |
| 2 | Russian | абы | so that; if only; it doesn't matter |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | абꙑ | so that, in order that |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *aby | as long as |