Where does “вообще́” come from?
вообще́ (Russian) comes from Russian во-, from Russian в-, from Old Church Slavonic въ-, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
вообще́ (Russian): generally, in general, usually
Definitions
- generally, in general, usually
Ancestry of “вообще́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | во- | Alternative form of в- |
| 2 | Russian | в- | in, into |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | въ- | in, into describing an action of moving inside of something |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “вообще́”