Where does “бачитися” come from?

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

бачитися (Ukrainian): to see each other, to meet

Definitions

  1. to see each other, to meet

Ancestry of “бачитися”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбачитиto see; to have the faculty of eyesight
2Old East Slavicба́чити—
3Polishbaczyćto look, to pay attention
4Old Polishobaczyćto notice, to perceive, to become aware of; to find out
5Proto-Slavicobačitito see, to notice, to watch
6Proto-Slavicačiti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ačiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic obačiti →Every word from Old Polish obaczyć →