Where does “во-” come from?

во- (Russian) comes from Russian в-, from Old Church Slavonic въ-, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

во- (Russian): Alternative form of в-

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of в-

Ancestry of “во-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianв-in, into
2Old Church Slavonicвъ-in, into describing an action of moving inside of something
3Proto-Slavicvъ(n)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “во-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Russian в- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)- →