Where does “абикуди” come from?

абикуди (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian аби, from Russian абы, from Old East Slavic абꙑ, from Proto-Slavic *aby — as long as.

абикуди (Ukrainian): anywhere

Definitions

  1. anywhere

Ancestry of “абикуди”, step by step

абикуди traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Ukrainian куди́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкуди́(to) where?
2Proto-Slavickǫdawhere, whither
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷom-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *aby →Every word from Old East Slavic абꙑ →Every word from Russian абы →
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