Where does “выкать” come from?

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

выкать (Russian): to use the formal form of address, to be on...

Definitions

  1. to use the formal form of address, to be on...

Ancestry of “выкать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвыyou
2Old Church Slavonicвꙑyou
3Proto-Slavicvyyou, ye; you
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs

Words derived from “выкать

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōsEvery word from Proto-Slavic vyEvery word from Old Church Slavonic вꙑ