Where does “зніяковілий” come from?
зніяковілий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian зніяковіти, from Ukrainian з-, from Ukrainian леті́ти, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
зніяковілий (Ukrainian): embarrassed, disconcerted, out of countenance
Definitions
- embarrassed, disconcerted, out of countenance
Ancestry of “зніяковілий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зніяковіти | to become embarrassed, to begin to feel awkward |
| 2 | Ukrainian | з- | attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect |
| 3 | Ukrainian | леті́ти | to fly |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | летѣти | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | letěti | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |