Where does “все-таки” come from?

все-таки (Ukrainian) comes from Russian всё, from Proto-Slavic vьśь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

все-таки (Ukrainian): still, all the same, nevertheless, for all that (with a tone of regret)

Definitions

  1. still, all the same, nevertheless, for all that (with a tone of regret)

Ancestry of “все-таки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвсёalways, all the time; only, just; only; exactly;...
2Proto-Slavicvьśьall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьśь →