Where does “в-” come from?
в- (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic въ-, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
в- (Russian): in, into
Ancestry of “в-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | въ- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n)- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |