Where does “vý-” come from?

vý- (Czech) comes from Old Czech vy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

vý- (Czech): A noun forming prefix, often indicating the...

Definitions

  1. A noun forming prefix, often indicating the...

Ancestry of “vý-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvy-derives verbs of various meanings
2Proto-Slavicvy-out
3Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “vý-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vy- →