Where does “короткочасний” come from?

короткочасний (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-.

короткочасний (Ukrainian): short-term, of short duration, short-lasting, short-lived, transitory

Definitions

  1. short-term, of short duration, short-lasting, short-lived, transitory

Ancestry of “короткочасний”, step by step

короткочасний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian час

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчасtime; tense
2Old East Slavicчасъtime; hour; happiness, luck
3Proto-Slavicčasъtime
4Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-
5Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-

via Russian коро́ткий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоро́ткийshort, brief
2Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-Every word from Proto-Slavic časъ