Where does “видовжити” come from?

видовжити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ви́-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

видовжити (Ukrainian): to elongate, to lengthen, to lengthen out

Definitions

  1. to elongate, to lengthen, to lengthen out

Ancestry of “видовжити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianви́-out, ex- describing an action of moving outside from inside
2Proto-Slavicvy-out
3Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Ukrainian ви́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →