Where does “все-” come from?

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

все- (Russian): all-, omni-, pan-

Definitions

  1. all-, omni-, pan-

Ancestry of “все-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьśьall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “все-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьśь →