Etymology Explorer › Bulgarian

Where does “от” come from?

от (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

от (Bulgarian): used to indicate movement away from a position,...

Definitions

  1. used to indicate movement away from a position,...

Ancestry of “от”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →