Where does “хвили́на” come from?

хвили́на (Ukrainian) comes from Polish chwila, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

хвили́на (Ukrainian): minute unit of time

Definitions

  1. minute unit of time

Ancestry of “хвили́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchwilamoment, instant
2Middle High Germanwīle—
3Old High Germanwīla—
4Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
5Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “хвили́на”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →