Where does “півострів” come from?

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

півострів (Ukrainian): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “півострів”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпі́в-hemi-, semi-, half
2Old East Slavicполъfloor
3Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Old East Slavic полъ →