Where does “запальни́й” come from?
запальни́й (Ukrainian) comes from Russian запал, from Serbo-Croatian запалити, from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti, from Serbo-Croatian paliti, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.
запальни́й (Ukrainian): incendiary capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire
Definitions
- incendiary capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire
Ancestry of “запальни́й”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | запал | fuse, primer; ardor, enthusiasm; heaves |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | запалити | to set fire to, set on fire, kindle, light up,... |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | zapaliti | to set fire to, to set on fire, to burn; to... |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | paliti | imperfective form of zapaliti |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pālìti | to burn, to singe |