Where does “на́” come from?

на́ (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

на́ (Russian): here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")

Definitions

  1. here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")

Ancestry of “на́”, step by step

на́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old East Slavic на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicнаon

Words derived from “на́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →