Where does “прозивний” come from?

прозивний (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian прозвати, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прозивний (Ukrainian): adopted into general usage, generalized of an originally proper name or term used for something more specific

Definitions

  1. adopted into general usage, generalized of an originally proper name or term used for something more specific

Ancestry of “прозивний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпрозватиto name, dub; to call somebody by name
2Ukrainianпро-through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object
3Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
4Proto-Slavic*profor
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró