Where does “vy-” come from?

vy- (Old Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

vy- (Old Slovak): verbal prefix denoting movement or direction outwards, in both concrete and abstract senses: out

Definitions

  1. verbal prefix denoting movement or direction outwards, in both concrete and abstract senses: out

Ancestry of “vy-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvy-out
2Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “vy-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vy- →