Where does “напів-” come from?

напів- (Ukrainian) comes 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.

напів- (Ukrainian): demi-, semi-, half

Definitions

  1. demi-, semi-, half

Ancestry of “напів-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “напів-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Old East Slavic полъ →