Where does “wu” come from?
wu (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
wu (Lower Sorbian): at; at the home, office, workshop, etc. of
Definitions
- at; at the home, office, workshop, etc. of
Ancestry of “wu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | u | at, near, by |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | au | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |