English
Shepetivka
Shepetivka comes from Ukrainian Шепеті́вка, from шепіт ‘whisper’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *šьpъtъ.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*šьpъtъ‘whisper’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernшепітšepit‘whisper’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernШепеті́вкаŠepetívka
- EnglishtodayShepetivka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*šьpъtъ‘whisper’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernшепітšepit‘whisper’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernШепеті́вкаŠepetívka
- EnglishtodayShepetivka
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *šьpъtъ
Today it means
name A city and raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, in western Ukraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *šьpъtъ / Shepetivka