Where does “святе лайно” come from?

святе лайно (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian святи́й, from Old East Slavic свѧтъ, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

святе лайно (Ukrainian): Holy shit, holy crap; an expression of shock

Definitions

  1. Holy shit, holy crap; an expression of shock

Ancestry of “святе лайно”, step by step

святе лайно traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian святи́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсвяти́йholy, sacred
2Old East Slavicсвѧтъholy, sacred
3Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

via Ukrainian лайно

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлайноshit
2Proto-Slaviclajьnoshit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →
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