Where does “въторъ” come from?

въторъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vъtorъ, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

въторъ (Old East Slavic): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “въторъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъtorъsecond, secondary
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъtorъ →
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