Where does “u” come from?

u (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

u (Proto-Slavic): at, near, by

Definitions

  1. at, near, by

Ancestry of “u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “u”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →
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