Where does “матеревбивця” come from?
матеревбивця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian мати, from Old East Slavic мати, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
матеревбивця (Ukrainian): matricide
Definitions
- matricide
Ancestry of “матеревбивця”, step by step
матеревбивця traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian мати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | мати | mother; to have |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мати | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mati | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mā́ˀtē | mother |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Ukrainian вби́вця
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | вби́вця | murderer, killer, assassin |