Where does “навшпиньки” come from?

навшпиньки (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian на, from Slavic на, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

навшпиньки (Ukrainian): on tiptoe

Definitions

  1. on tiptoe

Ancestry of “навшпиньки”, step by step

навшпиньки traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнаhere you go! take it! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something)
2Slavicна—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Ukrainian шпинь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianшпинь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Slavic на →Every word from Ukrainian на →