Where does “неважливо” come from?
неважливо (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian важли́во, from Ukrainian важли́вий, from Ukrainian вага́, from Polish waga, from Old Polish waga, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag — to bring; to transport.
Ancestry of “неважливо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | важли́во | importantly |
| 2 | Ukrainian | важли́вий | important |
| 3 | Ukrainian | вага́ | weight |
| 4 | Polish | waga | scales; weight |
| 5 | Old Polish | waga | scale |
| 6 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 7 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 8 | Old Saxon | wag | wave |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |