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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): away, off, from; used to mark the perfective...

Definitions

  1. away, off, from; used to mark the perfective...

Ancestry of “wu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
2Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “wu-”

  • wusmjerśiś
  • wulicowaś
  • wucuś
  • wusmjerśowaś
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