Where does “сміттєзвалище” come from?
сміттєзвалище (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian зва́лище, from Ukrainian -ище, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.
сміттєзвалище (Ukrainian): landfill, garbage dump, rubbish dump
Definitions
- landfill, garbage dump, rubbish dump
Ancestry of “сміттєзвалище”, step by step
сміттєзвалище traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian зва́лище
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зва́лище | dump place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ище | Аttached to nouns to form augmentatives |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -išče | Denominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | isk-je | — |
via Ukrainian смі́ття́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | смі́ття́ | garbage, rubbish, trash |