Where does “взад” come from?
взад (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.
взад (Russian): back
Definitions
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Ancestry of “взад”, step by step
взад traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian в
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | в | in, at, on; to, into; at, in, on |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | въ | inside |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n) | in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Russian зад
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зад | back, rear; bottom, buttocks, nates, posterior,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zadъ | back, rear, rump |
via Ukrainian зад
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зад | back, back part, back side, rear |