Where does “головуючий” come from?
головуючий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian головува́ти, from Ukrainian голова, from Ukrainian рі́зати, from Old East Slavic рѣзати, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.
головуючий (Ukrainian): chairing, presiding
Definitions
- chairing, presiding
Ancestry of “головуючий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | головува́ти | to head, to preside, to chair |
| 2 | Ukrainian | голова | head; chair, chairman, chairperson; chairman,... |
| 3 | Ukrainian | рі́зати | to cut, to slice, to carve |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | рѣзати | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | rězati | to cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *rḗˀźtei | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₁ǵ- | to break, tear |