Where does “цілителька” come from?
цілителька (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ці́лити, from Ukrainian ці́ль, from Polish cel, from Old Polish cel, from Czech cíl, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til — to share, divide.
Ancestry of “цілителька”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | ці́лити | to heal, to cure |
| 2 | Ukrainian | ці́ль | target, aim |
| 3 | Polish | cel | goal, aim, objective; target; destination |
| 4 | Old Polish | cel | target |
| 5 | Czech | cíl | goal, objective |
| 6 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 7 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |