English
Zakarpatye
Zakarpatye comes from Russian Закарпатье ‘Transcarpathia’, from Proto-Slavic *za ‘behind, after (stationary)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰō‘behind, under, out of, because of’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*źōreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*za‘behind, after (stationary)’reconstructed
- RussianmodernЗакарпатьеZakarpatʹje‘Transcarpathia’
- EnglishtodayZakarpatye
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰō‘behind, under, out of, because of’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*źōreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*za‘behind, after (stationary)’reconstructed
- RussianmodernЗакарпатьеZakarpatʹje‘Transcarpathia’
- EnglishtodayZakarpatye
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō
Today it means
name Carpathian Ruthenia, a historic region in the Carpathian Mountains in the west of Ukraine, eastern Slovakia, southeastern Poland, and northwestern Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō / Zakarpatye