Where does “багато-” come from?

багато- (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian бага́то, from Ukrainian бага́тий, from Ukrainian -і́й, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

багато- (Ukrainian): many-, multi-, poly- pertaining to many

Definitions

  1. many-, multi-, poly- pertaining to many

Ancestry of “багато-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбага́тоwhen quantifying a noun}} much, a lot
2Ukrainianбага́тийrich, wealthy
3Ukrainian-і́йer, -or, -ist
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “багато-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius