Where does “ви́бачити” come from?

ви́бачити (Ukrainian) comes from Polish wybaczyć, from Polish wy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ви́бачити (Ukrainian): to excuse, to pardon, to forgive

Definitions

  1. to excuse, to pardon, to forgive

Ancestry of “ви́бачити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwybaczyćto forgive
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ви́бачити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →
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