Where does “по-” come from?

по- (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

по- (Old Church Slavonic): for a while, a little see [[w:delimitative aspect

Definitions

  1. for a while, a little see [[w:delimitative aspect

Ancestry of “по-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po-