Where does “абихто” come from?

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

абихто (Ukrainian): anyone

Definitions

  1. anyone

Ancestry of “абихто”, step by step

абихто 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 хто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхтоwho
2Proto-Slavickъtowho
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Slavic *aby →Every word from Old East Slavic абꙑ →Every word from Russian абы →