Where does “будь-як” come from?
будь-як (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian як, from Old East Slavic ꙗко, from Proto-Slavic jako, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti — to go.
будь-як (Ukrainian): anyhow
Definitions
- anyhow
Ancestry of “будь-як”, step by step
будь-як traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian як
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | як | how |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ꙗко | how? |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jako | how, in which way |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jakъ | of this kind; of what/which kind |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 7 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Ukrainian будь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | будь | — |