Where does “всуе” come from?

всуе (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic въсоуѥ, from Proto-Slavic šujь, from Proto-Indo-European sewyós — left, left-hand.

всуе (Russian): in vain

Definitions

  1. in vain

Ancestry of “всуе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъсоуѥfutile
2Proto-Slavicšujьleft
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewyósleft, left-hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewyós →Every word from Proto-Slavic šujь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic въсоуѥ →