Where does “брехливість” come from?
брехливість (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian брехли́вий, from Ukrainian бреха́ти, from Proto-Slavic *brexati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
брехливість (Ukrainian): deceit, deceitfulness, mendacity
Definitions
- deceit, deceitfulness, mendacity
Ancestry of “брехливість”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | брехли́вий | deceitful, lying, mendacious of a person: inclined to lie, uttering falsehood |
| 2 | Ukrainian | бреха́ти | to lie |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *brexati | to yelp, to bark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰerk- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |