Where does “вперёд” come from?
вперёд (Russian) comes from Russian пе́ред, from Old East Slavic передъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
вперёд (Russian): forward; from now on; in advance
Definitions
- forward; from now on; in advance
Ancestry of “вперёд”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пе́ред | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | передъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | perdъ | before, in front of; before |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “вперёд”