Where does “в” come from?

в (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic въ, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

в (Russian): in, at, on; to, into; at, in, on

Definitions

  1. in, at, on; to, into; at, in, on

Ancestry of “в”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвъinside
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “в”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →