Where does “вдаль” come from?

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

вдаль (Russian): into the distance, long way off

Definitions

  1. into the distance, long way off

Ancestry of “вдаль”, step by step

вдаль traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвin, at, on; to, into; at, in, on
2Old East Slavicвъinside
3Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Russian даль

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдальdistance
2Proto-Slavicdalьdistance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →