Where does “ходором” come from?

ходором (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хода, from Ukrainian ходити, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ходором (Ukrainian): shaking heavily, being unstable

Definitions

  1. shaking heavily, being unstable

Ancestry of “ходором”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianходаA process or action of walking
2Ukrainianходитиto go; to walk
3Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeansod-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi