Where does “спішити” come from?
спішити (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic спѣшити, from Proto-Slavic spěšiti, from Proto-Slavic spěxъ, from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
спішити (Ukrainian): to hurry, to hasten, to make haste, to be in a hurry
Definitions
- to hurry, to hasten, to make haste, to be in a hurry
Ancestry of “спішити”, step by step
спішити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic спѣшити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | спѣшити | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | spěšiti | hurry |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | spěxъ | haste |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | spěti | to advance, ripen, hurry |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | spḗˀtei | to be able to manage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |