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
- to alter, to modify, to transform
Ancestry of “видозмінювати”, step by step
видозмінювати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian вид
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | вид | kind, sort; species; aspect |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | видъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vidъ | sight; view; appearance |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weiˀdas | appearance, aspect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydos | seeing, image |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Ukrainian змі́нювати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | змі́нювати | to change, to alter, to modify |