Where does “чужопланетянин” come from?
чужопланетянин (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian чужи́й, from Proto-Slavic ťuďь, from Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
чужопланетянин (Ukrainian): alien, extraterrestrial
Definitions
- alien, extraterrestrial
Ancestry of “чужопланетянин”, step by step
чужопланетянин traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian чужи́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | чужи́й | someone else’s, another’s, other’s |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ťuďь | foreign, alien, strange |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 | people, tribe; the heathen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Russian плане́та
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | плане́та | planet |