Where does “фахівець” come from?

фахівець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian фах, from Polish fach, from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

фахівець (Ukrainian): specialist, expert

Definitions

  1. specialist, expert

Ancestry of “фахівець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianфахprofession
2Polishfachtrade
3Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
4Middle High Germanvach-fold
5Old High Germanfahwall
6Proto-Germanic*fak—
7Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fak →