Where does “PO” come from?

PO (Polish) comes from Polish woli, from Polish wół, from Proto-Slavic volъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walas.

PO (Polish): after

Definitions

  1. after

Ancestry of “PO”, step by step

PO traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish woli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwoliOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of an ox;...
2Polishwółox, steer
3Proto-Slavicvolъox
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwalas—

via Old Polish po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpodenotes sequence in time; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Polish kiela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkiela—

Words derived from “PO”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walas →Every word from Proto-Slavic volъ →Every word from Polish wół →