Where does “твердити” come from?
твердити (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic *tvьrditi — to harden.
твердити (Ukrainian): to affirm, to assert, to aver, to claim, to insist, to maintain state emphatically
Definitions
- to affirm, to assert, to aver, to claim, to insist, to maintain state emphatically
Ancestry of “твердити”, step by step
твердити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic *tvьrditi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *tvьrditi | to harden |
via Ukrainian тверди́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | тверди́й | hard, solid |