Where does “пі́в-” come from?

пі́в- (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic полъ, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

пі́в- (Ukrainian): hemi-, semi-, half

Definitions

  1. hemi-, semi-, half

Ancestry of “пі́в-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicполъfloor
2Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “пі́в-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Old East Slavic полъ →