Where does “побідний” come from?

побідний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian біда́, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

побідний (Ukrainian): victorious

Definitions

  1. victorious

Ancestry of “побідний”, step by step

побідний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian біда́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбіда́misfortune, trouble
2Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Ukrainian побі́да

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпобі́даvictory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic běda →Every word from Ukrainian біда́ →