Where does “о-” come from?

о- (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

о- (Old Church Slavonic): prefix added to verbs of motion: about, around

Definitions

  1. prefix added to verbs of motion: about, around

Ancestry of “о-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
2Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “о-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →