Where does “v-” come from?

v- (Old Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

v- (Old Slovak): in-, into, inside (prefix used to express movement or direction into the interior of something)

Definitions

  1. in-, into, inside (prefix used to express movement or direction into the interior of something)

Ancestry of “v-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъ(n)-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)- →