Where does “оспівувати” come from?

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

оспівувати (Ukrainian): to sing in praise of, to sing the glories of, to carol

Definitions

  1. to sing in praise of, to sing the glories of, to carol

Ancestry of “оспівувати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianоспіва́тиto sing in praise of, to sing the glories of, to carol
2Ukrainianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →