Where does “абищиця” come from?
абищиця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian аби́що, 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.
абищиця (Ukrainian): nonsense, trifle
Definitions
- nonsense, trifle
Ancestry of “абищиця”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | аби́що | anything |
| 2 | Ukrainian | що | that; that, which; what |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |