Where does “вимикач” come from?

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

вимикач (Ukrainian): switch, interrupter

Definitions

  1. switch, interrupter

Ancestry of “вимикач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвимикатиto switch off, to turn off to turn a switch to the "off" position
2Ukrainianви́-out, ex- describing an action of moving outside from inside
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Ukrainian ви́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →