Where does “вы́-” come from?

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

вы́- (Russian): out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside

Definitions

  1. out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside

Ancestry of “вы́-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвꙑ-
2Proto-Slavicvy-out
3Proto-Balto-Slavicū́
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “вы́-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́Every word from Proto-Slavic vy-