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Ukrainian
Etymology
Genitive singular form of Old East Slavic отъколѣ (otŭkolě) from Proto-Slavic *otkoljь. The presence of і rather than o in the penultimate syllable is likely due to the influence of the earlier form відкі́ль (vidkílʹ). Prefixed with з- (z-).
Pronunciation
Adverb
звідкіля́ • (zvidkiljá)
- (interrogative) From where, whence.
- Synonym: зві́дки (zvídky)
- Звідкіля́ ти сюди́ прийшла́? ― Zvidkiljá ty sjudý pryjšlá? ― Where did you come here from?
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “звідкіля”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka