Where does “небокрай” come from?

небокрай (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian кра́й, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

небокрай (Ukrainian): horizon part of the sky which appears to meet the earth in the distance

Definitions

  1. horizon part of the sky which appears to meet the earth in the distance

Ancestry of “небокрай”, step by step

небокрай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian кра́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкра́йcountry
2Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
3Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei
5Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-
8Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

via Ukrainian не́бо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianне́боsky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-