Etymology Explorer
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Where does “вы” come from?
вы (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vy, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.
Ancestry of “вы”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
vy
you, ye; you
2
Proto-Indo-European
wōs
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Words derived from “вы”
ви́
випростати
вимусити
вийняти
випростувати
ви́мушений
невимушений
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →
Every word from Proto-Slavic vy →