Where does “очікуватися” come from?
очікуватися (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian очі́кувати, from Serbo-Croatian че̏кати, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
очікуватися (Ukrainian): to be expected
Definitions
- to be expected
Ancestry of “очікуватися”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | очі́кувати | to wait for, to await |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | че̏кати | to wait (for), await |
| 3 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 4 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 5 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 8 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 9 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |