Where does “назавтра” come from?

назавтра (Russian) comes from Russian за́втра, from Old East Slavic завътра, from Proto-Slavic *za utra — during the morning.

назавтра (Russian): the next day

Definitions

  1. the next day

Ancestry of “назавтра”, step by step

назавтра traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian за́втра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́втраtomorrow
2Old East Slavicзавътра—
3Proto-Slavic*za utraduring the morning

via Russian на́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Slavic *za utra →Every word from Old East Slavic завътра →Every word from Russian за́втра →