Where does “чудило” come from?
чудило (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian чудити, from Proto-Slavic čuditi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
чудило (Ukrainian): eccentric person, kook, weirdo, freak
Definitions
- eccentric person, kook, weirdo, freak
Ancestry of “чудило”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | чудити | to surprise, to amaze, astonish |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čuditi | to be surprised, marvel |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |