Where does “давноминулий час” come from?
давноминулий час (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian час, from Old East Slavic часъ, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.
давноминулий час (Ukrainian): pluperfect tense
Definitions
- pluperfect tense
Ancestry of “давноминулий час”, step by step
давноминулий час traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian час
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | час | time; tense |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | часъ | time; hour; happiness, luck |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | časъ | time |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | keʔs- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | k(ʷ)eh₁s- | — |
via Ukrainian давномину́лий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | давномину́лий | — |