Where does “wy” come from?
wy (Polish) comes from Old Polish wy, from Proto-Slavic vy, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.
wy (Polish): you
Ancestry of “wy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | wy | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vy | you, ye; you |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wōs | — |