Where does “w-” come from?

w- (Polish) comes from Old Polish w-, from Proto-Slavic vъ-.

w- (Polish): Indicates motion inside or inward

Definitions

  1. Indicates motion inside or inward

Ancestry of “w-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishw-indicates motion inside or inward
2Proto-Slavicvъ-—

Words derived from “w-”

Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ- →Every word from Old Polish w- →