Where does “вдало” come from?
вдало (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вда́лий, from Ukrainian вда́ти, from Serbo-Croatian у̀дати, from Ukrainian у-, from Ukrainian у, from Old East Slavic у, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
вдало (Ukrainian): successfully
Definitions
- successfully
Ancestry of “вдало”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | вда́лий | successful attempt, endeavour, experience, life, marriage, etc |
| 2 | Ukrainian | вда́ти | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | у̀дати | to marry |
| 4 | Ukrainian | у- | with a more concrete purpose |
| 5 | Ukrainian | у | in, at (to express static position/location; the following word starts with a consonant) |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | у | at |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | u | at, near, by |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | au | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |