Where does “натомість” come from?

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

натомість (Ukrainian): instead

Definitions

  1. instead

Ancestry of “натомість”, step by step

натомість traces back through 3 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 мі́сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмі́стоcity
2Old East Slavicмѣсто—
3Proto-Slavicměstoplace, location; settlement, town, city

via Ukrainian то

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтоthat (distal demonstrative)
2Proto-Slavictoneuter of *tъ; so
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Slavic на →Every word from Ukrainian на →