Where does “опудало” come from?

опудало (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

опудало (Ukrainian): scarecrow

Definitions

  1. scarecrow

Ancestry of “опудало”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →