Where does “видозмінювати” come from?

видозмінювати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вид, from Old East Slavic видъ, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

видозмінювати (Ukrainian): to alter, to modify, to transform

Definitions

  1. to alter, to modify, to transform

Ancestry of “видозмінювати”, step by step

видозмінювати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian вид

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвидkind, sort; species; aspect
2Old East Slavicвидъ
3Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Ukrainian змі́нювати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзмі́нюватиto change, to alter, to modify
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas