Where does “на-” come from?

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

на- (Russian): onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...

Definitions

  1. onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the...

Ancestry of “на-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “на-”

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