Where does “п'ятнадцятихвилинний” come from?
п'ятнадцятихвилинний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хвили́на, from Polish chwila, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
п'ятнадцятихвилинний (Ukrainian): fifteen-minute, fifteen minutes long
Definitions
- fifteen-minute, fifteen minutes long
Ancestry of “п'ятнадцятихвилинний”, step by step
п'ятнадцятихвилинний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian хвили́на
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | хвили́на | minute unit of time |
| 2 | Polish | chwila | moment, instant |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via Ukrainian п'ятна́дцять
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | п'ятна́дцять | fifteen (15) |