Where does “перемикач” come from?

перемикач (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian перемикати, from Russian пере-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

перемикач (Ukrainian): switch, switcher

Definitions

  1. switch, switcher

Ancestry of “перемикач”, step by step

перемикач traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian перемикати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianперемикатиto switch, to switch over
2Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
5Proto-Slavic*profor
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ukrainian ач

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianач—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →