Where does “nazad” come from?

nazad (Polish) comes from Russian наза́д, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nazad (Polish): back, backwards

Definitions

  1. back, backwards

Ancestry of “nazad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianназа́дback, backward, backwards
2Russianна-onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Russian на- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →