Where does “провідний” come from?
провідний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian про́від, from Serbo-Croatian прово̀дити, from Ukrainian про-, 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.
провідний (Ukrainian): guiding, leading
Definitions
- guiding, leading
Ancestry of “провідний”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | про́від | accompaniment |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | прово̀дити | to lead, guide, take (somebody by showing the way) |
| 3 | Ukrainian | про- | through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |