Where does “vъtorъ” come from?

vъtorъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

vъtorъ (Proto-Slavic): second, secondary

Definitions

  1. second, secondary

Ancestry of “vъtorъ”, step by step

vъtorъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Proto-Balto-Slavic *witaras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*witaras—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “vъtorъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →