Where does “важіль” come from?

важіль (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -іль, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

важіль (Ukrainian): lever rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, and is used for transmitting and modifying force and motion

Definitions

  1. lever rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, and is used for transmitting and modifying force and motion

Ancestry of “важіль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ільUnproductive suffix forming state nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ukrainian -іль
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