Where does “батьковбивця” come from?

батьковбивця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian батько, from Old East Slavic батѧ, from Proto-Slavic batę, from Proto-Slavic *batь — elder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific.

батьковбивця (Ukrainian): patricide

Definitions

  1. patricide

Ancestry of “батьковбивця”, step by step

батьковбивця traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian батько

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбатькоfather; parents
2Old East Slavicбатѧfather
3Proto-Slavicbatęolder brother; daddy
4Proto-Slavic*batьelder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific

via Ukrainian вби́вця

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвби́вцяmurderer, killer, assassin
Every word from Proto-Slavic *batьEvery word from Proto-Slavic batęEvery word from Old East Slavic батѧ