Where does “pocrov” come from?

pocrov (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic покровъ, from Old Church Slavonic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

pocrov (Romanian): veil

Definitions

  1. veil

Ancestry of “pocrov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпокровъroof
2Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →