Where does “прабатьківщина” come from?

прабатьківщина (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ба́тьківщина, from Ukrainian ба́тьків, from Ukrainian батько, from Old East Slavic батѧ, from Proto-Slavic batę, from Proto-Slavic *batь — elder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific.

прабатьківщина (Ukrainian): original homeland, urheimat, cradleland

Definitions

  1. original homeland, urheimat, cradleland

Ancestry of “прабатьківщина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianба́тьківщина—
2Ukrainianба́тьківfather's
3Ukrainianбатькоfather; parents
4Old East Slavicбатѧfather
5Proto-Slavicbatęolder brother; daddy
6Proto-Slavic*batьelder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific
Every word from Proto-Slavic *batь →Every word from Proto-Slavic batę →Every word from Old East Slavic батѧ →