Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “надъ” come from?

надъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic nadъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m.

Ancestry of “надъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnadъover, above
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnōda—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m—

Words derived from “надъ”

  • надо
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m →