Where does “па” come from?

па (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

па (Belarusian): along, on (movement or location)

Definitions

  1. along, on (movement or location)

Ancestry of “па”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпоon, along, by
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “па”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →