Where does “au” come from?
au (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
Ancestry of “au”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |