Where does “свинець” come from?

свинець (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic svinьcь, from Proto-Slavic svinъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swīˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

свинець (Ukrainian): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “свинець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvinьcьlead
2Proto-Slavicsvinъof or pertaining to pigs
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*swīˀnaspig, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →