Where does “по” come from?

по (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

по (Old Church Slavonic): along; on; after

Definitions

  1. along; on; after

Ancestry of “по”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “по”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →