Where does “відчайдушний” come from?
відчайдушний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian дух, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
відчайдушний (Ukrainian): desperate, foolhardy, reckless
Definitions
- desperate, foolhardy, reckless
Ancestry of “відчайдушний”, step by step
відчайдушний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian дух
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | дух | spirit; ghost |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | duxъ | breath; whiff; smell, odor |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | daušás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰews- | Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
via Ukrainian ві́дчай
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | ві́дчай | despair, desperation, despondency |