Where does “раптом” come from?

раптом (Ukrainian) comes from Polish raptem, from Latin raptim, from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

раптом (Ukrainian): suddenly

Definitions

  1. suddenly

Ancestry of “раптом”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishraptemsuddenly
2Latinraptimhastily, suddenly, speedily, hurriedly
3Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- →Every word from Latin rapiō →