Where does “єдиноборство” come from?

єдиноборство (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian єди́ний, from Church Slavonic ѥдинъ.

єдиноборство (Ukrainian): single combat, one-on-one combat

Definitions

  1. single combat, one-on-one combat

Ancestry of “єдиноборство”, step by step

єдиноборство traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian єди́ний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianєди́нийonly, sole
2Church Slavonicѥдинъ

via Ukrainian бо́рець

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбо́рецьwrestler
Every word from Church Slavonic ѥдинъEvery word from Ukrainian єди́ний
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