Where does “напівписьменний” come from?

напівписьменний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian напів-, from Ukrainian пі́в-, from Old East Slavic полъ, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

напівписьменний (Ukrainian): semiliterate

Definitions

  1. semiliterate

Ancestry of “напівписьменний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнапів-demi-, semi-, half
2Ukrainianпі́в-hemi-, semi-, half
3Old East Slavicполъfloor
4Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Old East Slavic полъ →