Where does “покидь” come from?

покидь (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian покидати, from Ukrainian кидати, from Old East Slavic кидати, from Proto-Slavic kydati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kūˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

покидь (Ukrainian): scum, riffraff

Definitions

  1. scum, riffraff

Ancestry of “покидь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпокидатиto tear, tear off, break
2Ukrainianкидатиto throw, to cast, to fling
3Old East Slavicкидати—
4Proto-Slavickydatito throw, to fling
5Proto-Balto-Slavickūˀdā́ˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kūˀdā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic kydati →
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