Where does “вовсе” come from?

вовсе (Russian) comes from Russian весь, from Old East Slavic вьсь, from Proto-Slavic vьśь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

вовсе (Russian): at all

Definitions

  1. at all

Ancestry of “вовсе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвесьall, the whole, the whole of; everything, all;...
2Old East Slavicвьсьentire, whole
3Proto-Slavicvьśьall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьśь →
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