Where does “вы́думать” come from?

вы́думать (Russian) comes from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

вы́думать (Russian): to invent, to contrive, to devise

Definitions

  1. to invent, to contrive, to devise

Ancestry of “вы́думать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
2Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “вы́думать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →