Where does “незале́жний” come from?

незале́жний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian зале́жний, from Ukrainian залежати, from Ukrainian за-, from Ukrainian сила, from Proto-Slavic sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- — to satiate, satisfy.

незале́жний (Ukrainian): independent

Definitions

  1. independent

Ancestry of “незале́жний”, step by step

незале́жний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian зале́жний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзале́жнийdependent on
2Ukrainianзалежатиto depend, to be dependent on sb/sth: +
3Ukrainianза-beyond, behind
4Ukrainianсилаforce; strength
5Proto-Slavicsilastrength, force
6Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀlāˀstrength, force; soul
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂i-l-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Ukrainian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнеno; not
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “незале́жний”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Ukrainian за- →