Where does “ПО” come from?
ПО (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
ПО (Russian): software
Ancestry of “ПО”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | по | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |