Where does “бачити” come from?

бачити (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic ба́чити, from Polish baczyć, from Old Polish obaczyć, from Proto-Slavic obačiti, from Proto-Slavic ačiti.

бачити (Ukrainian): to see; to have the faculty of eyesight

Definitions

  1. to see; to have the faculty of eyesight

Ancestry of “бачити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicба́чити—
2Polishbaczyćto look, to pay attention
3Old Polishobaczyćto notice, to perceive, to become aware of; to find out
4Proto-Slavicobačitito see, to notice, to watch
5Proto-Slavicačiti—

Words derived from “бачити”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ačiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic obačiti →Every word from Old Polish obaczyć →