Where does “вообще” come from?

вообще (Eastern Mari) comes from Russian вообще́, from Russian во-, from Russian в-, from Old Church Slavonic въ-, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

вообще (Eastern Mari): in general, generally, generally speaking, altogether, on the whole

Definitions

  1. in general, generally, generally speaking, altogether, on the whole

Ancestry of “вообще”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвообще́generally, in general, usually
2Russianво-Alternative form of в-
3Russianв-in, into
4Old Church Slavonicвъ-in, into describing an action of moving inside of something
5Proto-Slavicvъ(n)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Russian в- →Every word from Russian во- →