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
Ancestry of “вы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | вꙑ | you |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vy | you, ye; you |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wōs | — |