Where does “-vъ” come from?

-vъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-vъ (Proto-Slavic): From thematic declension of u-stem...

Definitions

  1. From thematic declension of u-stem...

Ancestry of “-vъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
2Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-vъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was →