Where does “дивитися на руки” come from?
дивитися на руки (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian на, from Slavic на, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
дивитися на руки (Ukrainian): to watch someone closely, to keep a close eye on someone especially to prevent them from stealing or cheating
Definitions
- to watch someone closely, to keep a close eye on someone especially to prevent them from stealing or cheating
Ancestry of “дивитися на руки”, step by step
дивитися на руки traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian на
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | на | here you go! take it! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something) |
| 2 | Slavic | на | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Ukrainian диви́тися
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | диви́тися | to watch, to look (at) |
via Ukrainian ру́ки
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | ру́ки | — |