Where does “батькувати” come from?

батькувати (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.

батькувати (Ukrainian): to curse (at) someone, especially when mentioning their father

Definitions

  1. to curse (at) someone, especially when mentioning their father

Ancestry of “батькувати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбатькоfather; parents
2Old East Slavicбатѧfather
3Proto-Slavicbatęolder brother; daddy
4Proto-Slavic*batьelder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific
Every word from Proto-Slavic *batь →Every word from Proto-Slavic batę →Every word from Old East Slavic батѧ →