Where does “безкраїсть” come from?
безкраїсть (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian безкра́їй, from Ukrainian кра́й, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.
безкраїсть (Ukrainian): infiniteness, limitlessness
Definitions
- infiniteness, limitlessness
Ancestry of “безкраїсть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | безкра́їй | boundless, unlimited, endless, infinite |
| 2 | Ukrainian | кра́й | country |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |