Where does “безповоротний” come from?

безповоротний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian без, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

безповоротний (Ukrainian): irreversible, irrevocable

Definitions

  1. irreversible, irrevocable

Ancestry of “безповоротний”, step by step

безповоротний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбезwithout
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

via Russian поворо́т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianповоро́тturn a change of direction or orientation
2Proto-Slavic*povortъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Ukrainian без →