Where does “обратно” come from?

обратно (Russian) comes from Russian обра́тный, from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

обратно (Russian): back, backwards

Definitions

  1. back, backwards

Ancestry of “обратно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобра́тныйback, return, reverse
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Russian -ный →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ →