Where does “vot” come from?

vot (Ingrian) comes from Russian вот, from Old East Slavic ото.

vot (Ingrian): so, well

Definitions

  1. so, well

Ancestry of “vot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianвотUsed in place of a pronoun to direct attention towards something; this (is), here (is), that (is), there (is)
2Old East Slavicото—
Every word from Old East Slavic ото →Every word from Russian вот →