Where does “дурисвіт” come from?
дурисвіт (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian світ, from Old East Slavic свѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.
дурисвіт (Ukrainian): cheat, deceiver, fraud, faker, trickster
Definitions
- cheat, deceiver, fraud, faker, trickster
Ancestry of “дурисвіт”, step by step
дурисвіт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian світ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | світ | world; universe; light |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | свѣтъ | world; society |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | světъ | light; world |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śwaitas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |
via Ukrainian дури́ти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | дури́ти | to deceive, to fool, to dupe, to hoodwink, to bamboozle, to take in |