Where does “o-” come from?

o- (Old Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

o- (Old Slovak): prefix used to express simple perfectivity of a verbal action

Definitions

  1. prefix used to express simple perfectivity of a verbal action

Ancestry of “o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavico(b)-over
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)-