Where does “вы” come from?

вы (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic вꙑ, from Proto-Slavic vy, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

вы (Russian): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “вы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвꙑyou
2Proto-Slavicvyyou, ye; you
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—

Words derived from “вы”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →Every word from Proto-Slavic vy →Every word from Old Church Slavonic вꙑ →