Where does “вовне” come from?

вовне (Russian) comes from Russian вне, from Old East Slavic вънѣ.

вовне (Russian): outside, beyond (the limits)

Definitions

  1. outside, beyond (the limits)

Ancestry of “вовне”, step by step

вовне traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вне

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвнеout of, outside
2Old East Slavicвънѣ—

via Russian во

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвоin, at, on; to, into; at, in, on
Every word from Old East Slavic вънѣ →Every word from Russian вне →